On noon, given that ’twas typical, your woman emerged, And by a couple possibly will have slip’d on her behalf cloaths; If in case precious col’nel Sloppy got happen’d in the future, She’d after that condescend to stay dinner in the home. Derry down, &c.
The new eating once over, overseas on the playground, She would ramble a switch or two, right up until it was ebony; ‘Till thoroughly such as for instance vagaries provided Carvel particular serious pain, And you can uncommon envious whimsies posses’d the latest knight’s attention. Derry off, &c.
That have a view so you can reclaim next their frolicksome wife, The good man needed modification away from existence; Bid her merely mirror just how brief-liv’d beauty is actually, Claiming all men are frail, and all of tissue try however, lawn. Derry off, &c.
But how vain his make an effort to write reformation, She held him with his cant when you look at the similar detestation; And you may whatever the fractious dated fumbler you certainly will state, The fresh col’nel and you will she ran overseas ev’ry time. Derry off, &c.
In detail, tir’d away having impatience, he cry’d, ‘Some method or any other have to surely end up being try’d, Whenever in this instance I will matter brand new devil’ ‘Tis to avoid a much greater evil. Derry down, &c.
Talk regarding Satan, they claim, and then he upright can look, And also the proverb are quickly verify’d here; For just one evening that have distress the guy visited bed sick, And you may which would be to the guy see in an aspiration, but old Nick. Continue reading