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(illegible text)th the old man, O I was in a huff,
⟨And⟩ reckon'd to cut them assunder,
(illegible text)oking that they had been three soldiers in buff,
⟨And⟩ come for to rifle and plunder.
(illegible text) they're my three daughters whom I do adore,
(illegible text) frighted from private diversion;
⟨Therefore⟩ I put up my old rusty sword,
⟨For⟩ why should I be in a passion.
⟨The⟩ young maids that these lines revise,
⟨That⟩ go out and wash in the night;
⟨Beware⟩ of the boys that are hid in the trees,
⟨Lest⟩ that they surprise you with fright.
THE GENEROUS SOUL.
LET Epicures boast of their delicate feasts,
let drunkards enjoy their full bowl;
⟨They⟩ senst gives content tho' but homely the fare,
(illegible text)l stile it the feast of the Soul
⟨Pleasure⟩ result from an earnest desire
⟨to⟩ amuse and enliven the whole;
(illegible text) pleasure is mine, and I'll strive to inspire
⟨the⟩ same in each Generous Soul.
(illegible text) mostly pedantic may boast of his power,
⟨which⟩ generous thought to controul;
⟨about⟩ stoical apathy, reason ne’er checks
⟨the⟩ social delights of the Soul.
⟨The⟩ beneficent hand of kind Nature has spread
profusion of sweets through the whole;
(illegible text) who would refuse of her bounties to taste
(illegible text)t a sour and a splendid Soul.
