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Indulge the Youth, and? may his God-like Sire ‘
W ith his own Senfe the gentleBr-at inf ire; ‘ » . j'H
Ne’er fpareithe Cofl, no: flint ”him in Expence;E it“ ‘
But when you {waddle him, think {is the :P--—,-c';- ‘1‘
So {hall you ‘chief the Brita/b" court adorn, i?
And every :Year another Duke‘he born. - . i :3 ’

Old Sages fay, that .GhiidreniBafiardSam, ’: ,. . .,
Ifthoy noLikenefsto‘the/Faciherhear; , :
And that the Mother is an errant W—e—v—,
But younca’n ne’er be-hlam’d on this {31d Scone: 2:. * .V A
His Fafie‘and Look {peak him ail: over his; L :‘ i
And his Nofe fhews who ave the cager<Kifsr; , ‘1
But above a‘llr'lhis broad i1 uf’cri'ons Stare, " : < % v
That from each Eye-ball Pihoots a~‘Jivi11gGlare,
Which’era‘ther learn’d him toemit fo‘foon,’ ‘ V:
Shews he hegat «him in the Fallio’th’ MoonLE -
Purfuc, fair'Maid, thePurpofeofsyourgsoul, :‘12 . =
And fiill perfifi in Vice without Controul ; . E -
Bring a fine Race of Children to the'Town', ..
And fix’thei't Fate, as you have fix’d your own; .
One ihall aMagtqnefs be, and One“ ,a'Duke, V , /
This have t-he‘Father'sNofc, and that his Look. ..

Then when You're high inFarfie above the crowd,
Laugh at dull-Conform: tho'r'tisne’et f0 loud; ’ '
Glory in the Vreat‘Si'n you have committed,
And .fncet at‘gkivals that you have entwined; :

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M“: and M—-—:’, each a pretty Tit,
,Who long’cffor fotne of (that fame princely Bit ;-
Stand, bite their Nails, with Grief and Shame, to fee
Themfelves exceededjaiud outdone by thee.
Both Dead and Livingito my ‘Honout yield, .
C——-d and M—«e give up the Field;
And all the W—-—s of old or modern Date,
Eall wilfulViEtims to thy, Isizppier. F are ;J--: V w-
Old K 71, overcome with Wealth and fears, ,
Shakes herifa‘t Sides, and laughs til-l: btirfl: ivith Tears;
Profid: and, elate. another Lady’s come” '
To {hate the Fortune of her,F ace and - .J; _
0h;:?ha}5py..fhoq to. makeiifiichrlucky Choice,
(For Maids can make theggreatel’t Fools of Boys.)

Almirus {pleasid to "fee’thee in hisArms,‘ ,
To him without Relué’cante yields thy Charms ;
For Rovers, when they are :tirfd of the Milt, '
To any Swa’in-refign th? extatick Blifs. ; ;

So have I {ken a Hindwith Hunger great,

 

’Fall foul on fome'welleroafied Piece of Meat ; ;

Gorge, fluff, and eat thezMutton to the Bone,
And fwear that Friend 6r Foe they {hall have none.
Yet foon as the poor Wreteh begins today, ,

He heedsuit not, but throws the 'Bic'kings' by.

But fome mol’tloudlsy fpeak in your Applaufe,
And faygy'ou ’wifely held‘yofur Legs {0 date,. a '
And play’d fowell“ our myfiick Part iu‘Bed, s
fllexz': rookiit for a {Iaiden—head.

If that’s your'Cunning,zgreat ”was your Defiant,

And no hlafpheming’ Tofigue 'your Fame gau‘ hurt ;
No Damé foiproudf or‘ofij her Virtue nice, ‘
Can in a P—s—éeisPrefEncebc precife ;, ' .

There is a Fate’that‘ drives "em to furrender ;,

Your Glory is, ’twas‘ hezmade the firfi Tender ;

For fome haveyieldedseferthey have bEen ask’d,
Aiid open “unfit, like. Wines too {lightly cask’d. '
Qmouldyour modefl Heart :l’etyou confefs, , ,
The joys;you felt whenfiddght in your-”Undrefs ;
How every Vein tun trickling to your Heart,
But more :thf Effefis of his {full-piercing Dare

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Then ‘lofli’ih YranfiéftfithvasRapiure all, i *1 -

But who can paint for what e’en Thought’s too (small;
That you a're'le'arh"d$hobody can gainfii‘y,‘ ‘ " i ’ '

For you computed r‘fghtlufinto a" Day ; ’ 0

Old Midwi‘Ves ‘thi's‘ya Certain Maxim tell: 3 ‘ ' . j

 

‘ If you'd your O’fli‘pt‘ihguhave in Worth‘exéell’;

‘ You mull, when with the'B'u‘rthen heaVy'fr'éu‘ght,‘

‘ Let none but Hermes enter in your Thought ;

‘ Grandeur'and‘Wealth, and Fame and Wine mull be
‘ ThetSquefi: of your ’VV'iflw,‘ and Company;

If {0, to what Will yo‘firi‘gte‘at 5011 arrive,” ‘
For what greatPlaees 'willrthat: Bamlinglive ; ' ,.
Each Day your Thoughtswere fix’d upon a R‘obe,
In every Dream you grafp’d afgol'den Globe ‘;

Dukes, flords, énd Squires» Male, 3 motly Train;
And form'd a coroiiatioh finy‘our Brain:

Nay—,5 that young bir might haVe a perfeél: Mould,
When he Irattain'd fe’w Day’srof nine hidmhé old;
Thata‘he might breath and move in courtly All; \
St. ‘ —-——’s;S-=~t receives theiP‘ale and Fair, v « ,
From theidtlll Smoke of dirty Sta—«O .’ Square. ‘
There great fllexit condelbends to view ;
The lovelijaid, and fit-ids her Charms anew,
There; fluids th’ ‘Efieas of ' grilling fruitful Land,
And {trays o’er all he‘rBea‘utie's with his Hand ;
Conibious ofF‘athe‘r'sATou‘ch the Babe ofSin, «,
With l‘ymputhetickfTraulifi‘ort, leaps within;

And the next Day with Arms-and Legs 'unfitrl'dt
Proud to‘be born, flit-lugs headlong to therorld.

But e‘erhe came; what Grief, what Fearsarofe!
(The Midwife ma‘kesctofleav’n her Prayers andVows;)
Fears fe'i’ze on all, but ‘Chi‘el‘ly Madam crys,

Send me a 50n,_‘O G’odd'e’i-‘s ..0F the Skysl

The Goddefé hears her ‘Wilh, the Matrons join,
And other their loud [J’s at'her Shrine, ‘
Old Mother Midnight drowns the Noife of triany,
Nurfe takes a Dram, and then’s as loud 'as any,
The Din at. 133: reaches ltind‘Daddy's Ear,

Who to the Lady flys with Full Career; 0

Good old Creation fh‘cws him his own F ace, '

‘ And crys,-’tis like yOu, Sir, ah .1 blefi‘ your Grace,
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‘ Nay wife :tqorwfee it knows its Silver Spoon ; ,

‘ The Head juftflaugbfi, andmwb’ed too, like yours,
‘ The Hand! Q ’tis the ‘Very fame, yel’ow’rsl . y A
‘ It is ft; like, Were it to fuck my Tit,

‘ I {hould :mifiake, and fuckle you for it.

By {ugh like Prattle {he obtains a Purfe,
AndfeveralCnrt’fies gain the fame to Nude; _ _,
The joyful News {trait flies ,thro' Town and Port; '
The Ladiesto the weakerfid Fair; refort. 2

Thus Grandeur can fecure the worfi from Shame,
AndGold {comes to all a fpotlefs-Name ;

None {offer Sicandal but the Mean and Poor,

And {he who wants a Gown muft he a W . use: ‘
Madam, who fins at Dmry or the Fleet, ' -
When plac’d in Coach and Six, and drefs’dmofi neat, f
Laughs at the drudging Fools who iii-1 for Hire,

And makes fome fmoorh—fac’d side-box Beauexpire. ;

But may a” gentler Fate thy Life attend, .

And every Star prove thy aufpicious Friend! -
May‘fi thou (fiill fair) Alexi; Heart retain ;
May he e'er prove to thee a faithful Swain.

And may the glorious Produéi: of thy Womb,
His Grace, his Air, his courtly Mein allume;
May fuch intrepid Valour :fire his Breafi,

As in his Father’s Face {lands lain confefi ;
May fuch his Conduct be, anffuch his Fame,
When Annals (if he’s any) fpeak his Name ;
May the fame Stare dart from his rolling Eyes,

May he be jni’t as Good, and jufl as ”fife. .
Vain are the envious Tongues who hafely {pread
‘A falfe Report, becauf'e thy Power they dread,

And fay another Sire begat the Child,

And that sfllexi: is by much too mild;
Wharw‘ill not Malice for her Turn invent?
What Stratagems to favour her Intent :
Becaufe a Maid-——once gets a Slip, mul’t {he
For ever vile, for ever guilt be?

N01 tho’ Almirm made the 12: air a Mother,
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fliexz‘; too, ConfciOus‘ he’s gain'd ybut Love; ' ’ ’
Requires no Oaths yet-1r Conflaney to fife-we; '
The Bed of'iDajie: fpe’a'ks you his alone, ,.
The following Night confir'm’dyou all his oWn :
In vain (lift? one addrefs, anothet mute, ,
His is the Joy, and his alone fhé’Sp'o'rt,‘ ‘ ‘ .
In vain your Rivals laugh,’ and make their ff: ;1 ‘
The Settlement fets you 2:15va the felt. '
Let ’em fiill'laugh, andjjeer your haplefs Fare, 'V ‘
Since you have got your‘ Sideboard ltdr‘d With Plate,
For ev‘ery'Sneer they give, ieitpo'f'e the Gem, ' ’
Or fhew yourrjewels, and then laugh at them;

Un‘e only Defiiny good He‘aven‘avert;
And kindly take thy faCred Oflfipring’s Part;
Grant he may none of that fad Spirit feel, V ll ‘
Which Dad polfefi, when defibb’d by 112?»: gf‘flidl, H l
Nor may hene'er be by fu'ch‘ Feats beguil‘d, ‘ , 1
A: Mamma when 1he founcf beefelf with Child;
May he ne’er feel the dreadful racking‘Pain ‘
0f jealonfy, that rent thyV Heart in main;
When Mm: and when 111-4: {tmve t" Ont—do
Your Charms, and take the longing Prince from yet
Ne’er did Othello make a greater Moan ’
For’s Handkerchief, when finding it was gone, ‘

"han you to fee the golden Snuff-box given,‘

_ And from thy Arms the fair fllexij driven.

Then jealoufy, that Bane of Peace and Rel},
That dire Tormentor of a uiet Breafl',

With Anarchy {upteme pofllefl your Soul,

And reign’d a Lord at large without Controal.
But when poor Women frail and jealous grow,
To quell their Z’affion, our Sex quickly know;

A Sovereign Balfam lies below conceal’d,

flilmt yields it Aid, and all is quickly heal'd.

’ fliexz‘: (like the Sun) to all difplay’s

His vital W'armth, and glads ”em with his Rays;
So bright, {'0 full of fplendent lucid Grace,
That few weakelighted Birds can View his Face ;
Like Owls aghafi lbme {huh his piercing Night,
But you fiill Eagle-ey’d confront his Light,

Stun upwards, fpite of ever darting Ray,

Anal boldly wanton in the 'ace of Hair. .Asnongfi,

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. Arno'ngfl~ the Croud that to the Fair refort,
A good old Lady Comes red her from Court,
Pre ar’d to‘ give the Maid fome wholef'ome‘ Rules,
AndJafxer Compliments, her thus be~-f‘chools.

‘ How dare you fuch a Fault commit, and now
‘ Inflead of blufhing’for’t, the Fat? aoorw?
‘ WheniCi‘tytflDame Commitsvfucha fad Slip, -
‘ She in the Country wifely taltes a Trip,
‘ There fees the‘Parilh, and, Wears out the Stain,

‘ ‘ And then returns a fpotlefs Maid again ;

‘ Bl’efls me; had in my Youth lhch Things been done,
‘ Women had only been for Game and Fun.
' Madam, replies the Fair, now grown more bold,-
If not, when young, youpraétife it now old.
The Dame takes pet, inEury flies away,
For» that ’Reproach impedes her‘farther Stay.
Next, out of COmplim‘ent more than Refpet’ft,
Two Rival M ms of Ho—Jr richly deckt,
Pluminig‘w'ith Hopes to fee poor Mifi dif'may’d,
Attend the Fair to have their Vilit paid;
Chairs lEt,-,~Scanda_l in Vollies flies around,
And yallfor Vice are more‘or lefs. renown'd _;
The {age cold Virgin "s quickly fiil‘d a Prude’,
The Free and Frolick is accounted rude.
Thus, ”while the Ladies their deep Scandal vent,
0n racking Reputation all intent,
JIexz‘: enters to confole the Fair,
They burl’t with Envy to behold him there.
Now each lays out her Bait, while he by turns
VVith equal Flame for eachfair Rica] burns ;
Bur Ptill anella only claims his Heart,
The refi {hare but a more ignoble Part.
30 in a Farmer's Yard, theCock elate
Struts round among his Hens in mighty State ;
Some hide their Heads, and pout in fullen mean,
While kind to all, he only loves one Hen ;
Cheats her with Groam, and other pretty Things,
And “jifely fathers every Chick ihe brings.

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