Nugae, a Rhyming Medley (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE. MAIDEN, methought that You and I The fweets of Singlenefs would try ! That free from Husband, free from Wife, We two would lead a peaceful Life. I little thought that I fhould hear From You, " quefaime les Militaires? My Fate it is, as Years go by, To fee my Idols fhatter'd lie; Those raif'd by Me on Pedestal, Like Dagon on the Pavement fall. Truly in Woman I perceive, Abundant trace of Mother Eve. Wonders will Never Cease. Let Her as ftrong as ftrong proteft Her maiden Life by far the beft; If Jack, or George, or Walter, come, Beg Her with Him to fhare his Home: She ftraightway anfwers, " Love, I '11 try," Nor gives her former Life a Sigh ! To fome a pleafure it imparts, To fee the blind God's winged Darts Thro' cuirafs'd Breaft the Heart fubdue, By Feelings not entirely new. To Me the proof of Courage high Is Single to live and Single die. DOMUM, DOMUM, DULCE DOMUM. ARRIED Life, married Life, Oh, the joys of domeftic Life ! Her Hair fhe dyes, and her Cheeks flie paints, Firft fhe weeps and then fhe faints. Married Life, married Life, Oh, the Joys of domestic Life ! Then one day the little Sinner Quite forgets to order Dinner. Married Life, married Life, Oh, the Joys of domestic Life! Off He goes to dine without, Leaves Her alone at Home to pout. Married Life, married Life, Oh, the Joys of domestic Life! Domum, Doimim. Then fhe 's got a female Friend, To whom fhe writes Letters no end. Married Life, married Life, Oh, the Joys of domestic Life ! And the Friend, as moft friends do, Makes the flames of Difcord grow. Married Life, married Life, Oh, the Joys of domestic Life! Then fhe says fhe '11 tell Mamma! And write a note to her dear Papa! Married Life, married Life, Oh, the Joys ...