AN INVITATION, BY DR. DELANY, IN THE NAME OF DR. SWIFT

By Jonathan Swift

Mighty Thomas, a solemn senatusI call,

To consult for Sapphira;so come one and all;

Quit books, and quit business, your cure and your care,

For a long winding walk, and a short bill of fare.

I've mutton for you, sir; and as for the ladies,

As friend Virgil has it, I've aliud mercedis;

For Letty,one filbert, whereon to regale;

And a peach for pale Constance,to make a full meal;

And for your cruel part, who take pleasure in blood,

I have that of the grape, which is ten times as good:

Flow wit to her honour, flow wine to her health:

High raised be her worth above titles or wealth.