Note 479 — RAPE OF THE LOCK. (continued 2)
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A parody of Virgil, Ecl. i. 60.—Wakefield.
Garth, Dispensary, Canto iii.:
The tow'ring Alps shall sooner sink to vales, And leeches in our glasses swell to whales; Or Norwich trade in instruments of steel, And Bromingham in stuffs and druggets deal.