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[ Impromptus ] Extempore by Mr. Gr[ay]. on Dr. K[eene]. B[ishop]. of C[hester]. The Bishop of Chester Though wiser than Nestor And fairer than Esther , If you scratch him will fester . One day the Bishop having offered to give a Gentleman a Goose , Mr. Gr[ay]. composed his Epitaph , thus . Here lies Edmund Keene Lord Bishop of Chester , He eat a fat goose and could not digest her — And this upon his Lady — Here lies Mrs Keene the Bishop of Chester , She had a bad face which did sadly molest her . Impromptu by Mr. Gray going out of Raby Castle Here lives Harry Vane , Very good claret and fine champagne . A Couplet by Mr. Gray When you rise from your dinner as light as before , 'Tis a sign you have eat just enough and no more .