Satirical PoiiMS. 63 Fable VI. The Liltle Grand Lama. Pr o e m. Novella, a young Bolognese The daughter of a learn’d Law Doctor, Who had with all the subtleties Of old and modern jurists stock'd her, Was so exceeding fair, ’tis said, And over hearts held such dominion, That when her father, sick in bed, Or busy, sent her, in his stead, To lecture on the Code Justinian, She had a curtain drawn before her, Lest, if her charms were seen, the students Should let their young eyes wander o’er her, And quite forget their jurisprudence. Just so it is with truth, when seen, Too dazzling far, — ’tis from behind A light, thin allegoric screen, She thus can safest teach mankind. Fable. In Thibet once there reign’d, we’re told, A little Lama, one year old — liais’d to the throne, that realm to bless, Just when his little Holiness Had cut — as near as can be reckon’d — Some say his first tooth, some his second. Chronologers and Nurses vary, Which proves historians should be wary. We only know the’ important truth, His Majesty had cut a tooth. And much his subjects were enchanted,— As well all Lamas’ subjects may be, And would have given their heads, if wanted, To make tee-totums for the baby. Thron’d as he was by Right Divine — (What Lawyers call Jure Divino, Meaning a right to yours, and mine And every body’s goods and rhino,) Of course, his faithful subjects’ purses Were ready with their aids and suc- cours, Nothing was seen but pension’d Nurses And the land groan’d with bibs and tuckers. Oh! had there been a Hume or Bennet Then sitting a in the Thibet Senate, Ye Gods, what room for long debates Upon the Nursery Estimates! What cutting down of swaddling — clothes And pin-a-fores, in nightly battles! What call for papers to expose The waste of sugar-plums and rattles! But no — if Thibet had M. P.’s, Fabel VI. Den lille store Lama. Indledning. Novella, en ung Bologna Mo, || Datleren af en leerd Lov-Doctor, [Andreas] || Soin havde med alle Spidsfindighederne || Af gamle ugmo- derne Jurister forsynet hende, || Var saa over- maado skjiin, fortailles der, || Ug over Iljanter besad en saadan Magt, || At naar heridcs Fa der, syg i Sengen, || Eller beskjaiftigct, sendte hende i sit Sled || For at holde Forelsesnin- ger over den Justinianske Codex, || Havde hun et Cardin trukket for sig, || At ei, dersom hendes Yndigheder bleye seete, Studenterne || Skulde lade deres unge Ojne vandre over hende, || Og ganske glemme deres Lovkyndighed. || Just saaledes er det med Sandheden, naar (den) sees || C^r den) altfor bliendende — det er bag ved || Et let, tyndt, allegorisk Skjanm- br®t, || Saaledes kan hun sikrest lane Menne- skcslajgten. Fabelen. I Thibet regjerede der en Gang, forlieller man, || En lille Lama, eet Aar gammel — || Harvet paaThronen, for at velsigne hiint Land, jj Just da bans lille Hellighed || Havde faaet — saa nan som man kan regne *— || Nogle sige bans fiirste Tand, nogle bans anden || Tids- regnere og Amincr stemme ei over eens, || Hvilket beviser at Historieskrivere burde vane forsigtige. || Vi vide kun den vigtige Sandhed || Hans Majestait havde faaet en Tand || Og me- get vare bans Undersaalter l’ortryllede (d. e. hen- rykte) — || Som vel alle Lamas Undersaatter maa blive || Og (de) vilde have givet deres Hoveder hvis (de havde vieret) forlangte, || For at gjiire Dreje-Tiermnger deraf for det spiede Barn. || Sat paa Tronen som han var ved guddommelig Ret — || (Hvad Juristerne kalde Jure Divino) || Som betyder en Ret til dit og mit, || Og cthvert Menneskes Gods og Penge) || Vare naturligviis lians tro Under- saatters Penge || Paa rede Haand med deres Hjielp og Bistand; || Man saa intet andet end pensionerede Ammer || Og Landet stikkede un- der Hagesm«kker og Bryststrimler. Oh! hvis der havde vieret en Hume eller Bennet, || Da siddende i Thibet Senatet || 1 Guder, hvilken Leilighed for lange Debatter jj Om Ammestue - Overslagene (-Budgettet) || Hvilken Afkortning i Svbbelseklicder || Og Forklsder, i natlige Batailler! || Hvilke Alfor- dringer af Documenter for at blotte || Odsel- heden i Sukkermandler og (Borne) Skraller! || Men nei — hvis Thibet havde M. P-er*) || *) Members of Parliament, Parliamentsmedlcmmer.

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