Fir'd by the fight, all Reason I disdain ; SMILIND A. 85 What more than marble muft that heart compose, 90 Can hearken coldly to my SHARPER'S Vows? CARDELIA. 95 At the Groom-Porter's, batter'd Bullies play, Some DUKES at Mary-Bone bowl Time away. 100 But who the Bowl, or rattl'ing Dice compares To Baffet's heav'nly Joys, and pleasing Cares? SMILIND A. Soft SIMPLICETTA doats upon a Beau ; PRUDINA likes a Man, and laughs at Show. Their several graces in my SHARPER meet; 105 Strong as the Footman, as the Mafter sweet. LOVET. LOVET. Ceafe your contention, which has been too long; I grow impatient, and the Tea's too strong. Attend, and yield to what I now decide; The Equipage fhall grace SMILINDA's Side: The Snuff-Box to CARDELIA I decree, Now leave complaining, and begin your Tea. Verbatim from BOILEA U. Un Jour dit un Auteur, etc. NCE fays an Author, (where I need not fay) Two Trav'lers found an Oyfter in their way; Both fierce, both hungry; the dispute grew strong, While Scale in hand Dame Justice paft along. Before her each with clamour pleads the Laws, Explain'd the matter and would win the cause. Dame Justice weighing long the doubtful Right, Takes, opens, fwallows it before their fight. The caufe of ftrife remov'd fo rarely well, There take (fays Justice) take ye each a Shell. We thrive at Westminster on Fools like you: 'Twas a fat Oyster-Live in peace-Adieu. ANSWER ANSWER to the following Question of Mrs. How E. HAT IS PRUDERY? WHAT "Tis a Beldam, Seen with Wit and Beauty feldom. Occafioned by fome Verfes of his Grace the Duke of BUCK INGHAM. MUSE, USE, 'tis enough: at length thy labour And thou shalt live, for Buckingham commends. A PRO |