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And to their neighbours they will tell,
What they have done among themsell, &c.
Thus never more I do intend,
My money on a whore to spend,
But stay at home and work my werk,
And never kiss more in the dark.
THE WEALTH OF A COTTAGE.
A Blessing unknown to ambition and pride,
Which fortune can never abate;
To wealth and to splendour, though often denied,
Yet on poverty deigns to await;
That blessing, ye powers oh, be it my lot,
The choicest best gift from above,
Deep fix'd in my heart, it shall ne'er be forgot
The wealth of a cottage is love.
Whate'ver my condition why should I repine?
By poverty never depress'd;
Exulting, I felt what a pleasure was mine,
A treasure enshrin'd in my breast.
That blessing, &c
F I N I S
