- Love seeketh only Self to please, 9
To bind another to Its delight, Joys in another's loss of ease. And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite.' -12 Cp. Visions 0/ /he Daughters 0/ Albion (engraved 1793) f. 10: 'Can that be Love, that drinks another as a sponge drinks Water? ' 9 Self] Self DGR, WMR, EY. 10 bind] bend R». The Little Vagabond Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold, i But the Ale-house is healthy & pleasant & warm ; Besides I can tell where I am used well. Such usage in heaven will never do well. But if at the Church they would give us some Ale, s And a pleasant fire our souls to regale, We'd sing and we'd pray all the live-long day. Nor ever once wish from the Church to stray. Then the Parson might preach, & drink, & sing, 9 And we'd be as happy as birds in the spring ; And modest dame Lurch, who is always at Church, Would not have bandy children, nor fasting, nor birch. And God, like a father, rejoicing to see 13 His children as pleasant and happy as he. Would have no more quarrel with the Devil or the Barrel, But kiss him, & give him both drink and apparel. Engraved on a single plate from the version in pencil, MS. Book (p. 105 reversed) entitled ' The little pretty Vagabond ' [' pretty ' del.. This poem is omitted in Wilkinson's edition of the Songs.
Such. . . well] Such usage in heaven makes all go to hell MS. Book st
rdg. del.; The poor parsons with wind like a blown bladder swell MS. Book 2;?rf rdg., DGR, WMR, EY. 13 rejoicing to see] that joys for to see MS. Book st rdg. del. 16 But . . . apparel] But shake hands & kiss him & there'd be no more hell MS. Book 15/ rdg. del. and R' ; But kiss him & give him hoth food [_del. changed to ' drink'] & apparel MS. Book and rds.
