Apology to Dr. Clayton, Bishop of Killala, and his Lady, Who Had Promis'd to Dine with the Author

My Lord of Killala , I find to my Sorrow,
I can't have the Honour I hop'd for, To-morrow.
But why I'm so wretched, my Friend must rehearse;
For I never can write my Vexations in Verse.
Disappointments are sent to poor Mortals, to show,
'Tis in vain to expect to be happy below.
Yet you've a fair Prospect, it must be confess'd,
Who with Fortune, and Station, and Delia are bless'd;
With Delia , whose Soul is so fitted for you,
Who shares, with such Pleasure, the Good which you do;
Who visits your See with far other Designs,
Than conning your Rent-rolls, and raising your Fines.

No longer let Rome her old Argument Boast,
That by Marriage the End of the Priesthood is lost;
That toil'd, and entangled in Family Cares,
The Clergy forget their celestial Affairs:
For, had she known Delia , she must have confess'd,
That the Church, in the Marriage of Prelates, was bless'd.
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