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Adonis now does all Her Thoughts employ,
And Heav'n without Adonis yields no Joy.
And Heav'n without Adonis yields no Joy.
Thyrsis dejected to his Bow'r returns,
His Pray'r unheard, with pensive Chloe mourns.
The Nymph enrag'd to think the Suit denied,
Resolv'd to use all means, that could be tried;
With Female, (not Inferior,) Pow'r to show
What, at a Pinch, a Woman's Wit can do.
Strait home she goes, and Betty calls in haste,
(The Virtuous Betty, as her Mistress chast!)
To fetch the several Necessary Tools
Ordain'd by Custom, or prescrib'd by Rules.
E'er yet the Handmaid had her Cargo brought,
The Work was Perfect in her Fancy wrought,
His Pray'r unheard, with pensive Chloe mourns.
The Nymph enrag'd to think the Suit denied,
Resolv'd to use all means, that could be tried;
With Female, (not Inferior,) Pow'r to show
What, at a Pinch, a Woman's Wit can do.
Strait home she goes, and Betty calls in haste,
(The Virtuous Betty, as her Mistress chast!)
To fetch the several Necessary Tools
Ordain'd by Custom, or prescrib'd by Rules.
E'er yet the Handmaid had her Cargo brought,
The Work was Perfect in her Fancy wrought,
With
