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Desponding Phillis was endu'd	A
With ev'ry Talent of a Prude	A
She trembled when a Man drew near	B
Salute her and she turn'd her Ear	C
If o'er against her you were plac't	A
She durst not look above your Wa i st	A
She'd rather take you to her Bed	A
Than let you see her dress her Head	A
In Church you heard her thro' the Crowd	A
Repeat the Absolution loud	A
In Church secure behind her Fan	D
She durst behold that Monster Man	D
There practic'd how to place her Head	A
And bit her Lips to make them red	A
Or on the Matt devoutly kneeling	E
Would lift her Eyes up to the Ceeling	E
And heave her Bosom unaware	F
For neighb'ring Beaux to see it bare	F
	-
At length a lucky Lover came	G
And found Admittance to the Dame	G
Suppose all Partys now agreed	A
The Writings drawn the Lawyer fee'd	A
The Vicar and the Ring bespoke	E
Guess how could such a Match be broke	E
See then what Mortals place their Bliss in	H
Next morn betimes the Bride was missing	E
The Mother scream'd the Father chid	A
Where can this idle Wench be hid	A
No news of Phil The Bridegroom came	G
And thought his Bride had sculk't for shame	G
Because her Father us'd to say	I
The Girl had such a Bashfull way	I
	-
Now John the Butler must be sent	A
To learn the Road that Phillis went	A
The Groom was wisht to saddle Crop	J
For John must neither light nor stop	J
But find her where so'er she fled	A
And bring her back alive or dead	A
See here again the Dev'l to do	A
For truly John was missing too	A
The Horse and Pillion both were gone	K
Phillis it seems was fled with John	L
Old Madam who went up to find	A
What Papers Phil had left behind	A
A Letter on the Toylet sees	M
To my much honor'd Father These	M
'Tis always done Romances tell us	N
When Daughters run away with Fellows	O
Fill'd with the choicest common places	P
By others us'd in the like Cases	P
That long ago a Fortune teller	Q
Exactly said what now befell her	Q
And in a Glass had made her see	R
A serving Man of low Degree	R
It was her Fate must be forgiven	S
For Marriages were made in Heaven	S
His Pardon begg'd but to be plain	T
She'd do't if 'twere to do again	U
Thank God 'twas neither Shame nor Sin	H
For John was come of honest Kin	H
Love never thinks of Rich and Poor	V
She'd beg with John from Door to Door	W
Forgive her if it be a Crime	X
She'll never do't another Time	X
She ne'r before in all her Life	Y
Once disobey'd him Maid nor Wife	Y
One Argument she summ'd up all in	H
The Thing was done and past recalling	E
And therefore hop'd she should recover	Q
His Favor when his Passion's over	Q
She valued not what others thought her	Q
And was His most obedient Daughter	Q
	-
Fair Maidens all attend the Muse	Z
Who now the wandring Pair pursues	Z
Away they rose in homely Sort	A
Their Journy long their Money Short	A
The loving Couple well bemir'd	A
The Horse and both the Riders tir'd	A
Their Vittells bad their Lodging worse	A2
Phil cry'd and John began to curse	A2
Phil wish't that she had strained a Limb	B2
When first she ventur'd out with him	B2
John wish't that he had broke a Leg	E
When first for her he quitted Peg	E
	-
But what Adventures more befell 'em	C2
The Muse hath now no time to tell 'em	C2
How Jonny wheadled threatned fawnd	A
Till Phillis all her Trinkets pawn'd	A
How oft she broke her marriage Vows	D2
In kindness to maintain her Spouse	E2
Till Swains unwholsome spoyled the Trade	A
For now the Surgeon must be paid	A
To whom those Perquisites are gone	K
In Christian Justice due to John	L
	-
When Food and Rayment now grew scarce	F2
Fate put a Period to the Farce	G2
And with exact Poetic Justice	N
For John is Landlord Phillis Hostess	N
They keep at Stains the old blue Boar	W
Are Cat and Dog and Rogue and Whore	W

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