JONATHAN and GRACE MUSGRAVE purpose having a PUBLIC BRIDAL, at Low
Lorton Bridge End, near Cockermouth, on THURSDAY, the 16th of June,
1803; when they will be glad to see their Friends, and all who may
please to favour them with their Company;--for whose Amusement there
will be various RACES, for Prizes of different Kinds; and amongst
others, a Saddle, and Bridle; and a Silver-tipt Hunting Horn, for
Hounds to run for.--There will also be Leaping, Wrestling, &c. &c.
☞ Commodious ROOMS are likewise engaged for DANCING PARTIES, in the
Evening.
Come, haste to the BRIDAL!--to Joys we invite You,
Which, help’d by the Season, to please You can’t fail:
But should LOVE, MIRTH, and SPRING strive in vain to delight You,
You’ve still the _mild_ Comforts of LORTON’S sweet VALE.
And where does the GODDESS more charmingly revel?
Where, ZEPHYR dispense a more health-chearing Gale,
Than where the pure _Cocker_, meandring the Level,
Adorns the calm Prospects of LORTON’S sweet VALE?
To the BRIDAL then come;--taste the Sweets of our Valley;
Your Visit, _good Cheer_ and _kind Welcome_ shall hail.
Round the _Standard_ of Old ENGLISH CUSTOM, we’ll rally,--
And be blest in _Love_, _Friendship_, and LORTON’S sweet VALE.
With this, the conclusion of the “bridal bidding,” I conclude, Sir,
Your constant reader,