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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.
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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.