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44.

Some think a nunnery's seclusion,
Secure from any male intrusion,
Is fitting most the female's lot,
Who singly wears the married knot,

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While unrestrain'd the lordly spouse
In ev'ry pleasure shall carouse,
And choose for absent wife a Proxy,
Where'er he finds a fav’rite doxy ;

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While others think (and, 'tis most true,
I am inclin'd to think so too,)
The lovely bride of blood m-j-c,
Shut from society domestic,

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May shine at balls, at routs, and plays, May share the pomp of public days, And, without criminal inducement, Indulge in every gay amusement.

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But slander, Johnny's never slow,
At any dirty work we know,
And none than female unprotected
A readier victim is selected.

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Yes; imps of malice still we find
In high life, as in low inclin'd,
With tales of scandal fain to juggle us,
Like Sir

J and L-y D S .

But people of discreeter morals
Should meddle not with wedded quarrels ;
This, prudence says to all, and certes,
So once said Sir W-m s ;

51. Who, in such squabble interposing, Lucklessly would thrust his Nose in, Which got so tweak'd that life's duration Will not allay its inflammation.,

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But he who led the grand array,
Along St. Giles's chose the way,
And made their choler very high burn,
To find themselves turn'd off at Tyburn,

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Yet through the park in proud procession,
With many a dutiful profession,
They went to clear from imputation,
The victim of foul accusation,

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But who shall speak thy wondrous praise,
Thou miracle of these our days !
Thou finish'd leader of the ton,
Whom every eye is fix'd upon!

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Thou patron of politer arts-
The every soul that life imparts,
To stay makers and wig contrivers,
Tailors and professions divers !

66. Thou jolly full grown god of love, Who, vulgar prejudice above, Deemist marriage bands but links of feather, Binding only fools together,

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And quite impotent to confine,
P- ly souls when they incline
To leave their own wives, or repair
To kiss some other wedded fair.

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Thou star of elegance and fashion !
Thou pink of all that's gay and dashing !
Graceful em-bon-point Adonis!
Pee of modern macaronies !

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