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HORACE IN LONDON.

TO A MINERAL WATER. (_AD FONTEM BANDUSIUM._)

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O well of Malvern, immaculate fountain;
Worthy to blend with the Dew of the Mountain,
To-morrow, thy rill, gushing brightly,
SCHWEPPÉ shall aërate slightly;

SCHWEPPÉ (pronounced with an accent as spelt, Sir.)
SCHWEPPÉ, purveyor of soda and seltzer,
And potass (for gout in one's joint meant.)
Unto the QUEEN, "by appointment."

Thee not the furnace of Sirius raging
Touches; thy natural cool is assuaging,
Unmixed, to the temperate classes,
Mixed, for the thirst of wild asses.

Malvern, with me for thy rhapsodist, what'll
Rival the sparkle of bard and of bottle--
The bottle in cups effervescent,
In couplets the bard, as at present.

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