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DAME DOWSON was a granny grey	A
Who three score years and ten	B
Had pass'd her busy hours away	A
In talking of the Men	B
They were her theme at home abroad	C
At wake and by the winter fire	D
Whether it froze or blew or thaw'd	C
In sunshine or in shade her ire	E
Was never calm'd for still she made	F
Scandal her pleasure and her trade	F
	-
A Grand daughter DAME DOWSON had	G
As fair as fair could be	H
Lovely enough to make Men mad	G
For on her cheek's soft downy rose	I
LOVE seem'd in dimples to repose	I
Her clear blue eyes look'd mildly bright	J
Like ether drops of liquid light	J
Or sapphire gems which VENUS bore	K
When for the silver sanded shore	K
She left her native Sea	H
	-
ANNETTA was the damsel's name	L
A pretty soft romantic sound	M
Such as a lover's heart may wound	M
And set his fancy in a flame	L
For had the maid been christen'd JOAN	N
Or DEBORAH or HESTER	D
The little God had coldly prest her	D
Or let her quite alone	N
For magic is the silver sound	M
Which often in a NAME is found	M
	-
ANNETTA was belov'd and She	H
To WILLIAM gave her vows	O
For WILLIAM was as brave a Youth	P
As ever claim'd the meed of truth	P
And to reward such constancy	H
Nature that meed allows	O
But Old DAME DOWSON could not bear	Q
A Youth so brave a Maid so fair	Q
	-
The GRANNY GREY with maxims grave	R
Oft to ANNETTA lessons gave	R
And still the burthen of the Tale	S
Was Keep the wicked Men away	A
For should their wily arts prevail	S
You'll surely rue the day	A
And credit was to GRANNY due	T
The truth she by EXPERIENCE knew	T
ANNETTA blush'd and promis'd She	H
Obedient to her will would be	H
	-
But Love with cunning all his own	N
Would never let the Maid alone	N
And though she dar'd not see her Lover	D
Lest GRANNY should the deed discover	D
She for a woman's weapon still	U
From CUPID'S pinion pluck'd a quill	U
And with it prov'd that human art	V
Cannot confine the Female Heart	V
	-
At length an assignation She	H
With WILLIAM slily made	F
It was beneath an old Oak Tree	H
Whose widely spreading shade	F
The Moon's soft beams contriv'd to break	W
For many a Village Lover's sake	W
But Envy has a Lynx's eye	X
And GRANNY DOWSON cautious went	Y
Before to spoil their merriment	Y
Thinking no creature nigh	X
	-
Young WILLIAM came but at the tree	H
The watchful GRANDAM found	Y
Straight to the Village hasten'd he	H
And summoning his neighbours round	Y
The Hedgerow's tangled boughs among	Z
Conceal'd the list'ning wond'ring throng	A2
He told them that for many a night	Y
An OLD GREY OWL was heard	Y
A fierce ill omen'd crabbed Bird	Y
Who fill'd the village with affright	Y
He swore this Bird was large and keen	B2
With claws of fire and eye balls green	B2
That nothing rested where she came	L
That many pranks the monster play'd	Y
And many a timid trembling Maid	Y
She brought to shame	L
For negligence that was her own	N
Turning the milk to water clear	C2
And spilling from the cask small beer	C2
	-
Pinching like fairies harmless lasses	O
And shewing Imps in looking glasses	O
Or with heart piercing groan	N
Along the church yard path swift gliding	D2
Or on a broomstick witchlike riding	D2
All listen'd trembling For the Tale	S
Made cheeks of Oker chalky pale	S
The young a valiant doubt pretended	Y
The old believ'd and all attended	Y
	-
Now to DAME DOWSON he repairs	O
And in his arms enfolds the Granny	H
Kneels at her feet and fondly swears	O
He will be true as any	H
Caresses her with well feign'd bliss	O
And fearfully implores a Kiss	O
On the green turf distracted lying	D2
He wastes his ardent breath in sighing	D2
	-
The DAME was silent for the Lover	D
Would when she spoke	E2
She fear'd discover	D
Her envious joke	E2
And she was too much charm'd to be	H
In haste to end the Comedy	H
	-
Now WILLIAM weary of such wooing	D2
Began with all his might hollooing	D2
When suddenly from ev'ry bush	F2
The eager throngs impatient rush	G2
With shouting and with boist'rous glee	H
DAME DOWSON they pursue	O
And from the broad Oak's canopy	H
O'er moonlight fields of sparkling dew	O
They bear in triumph the Old DAME	L
Bawling with loud Huzza's her name	L
A witch a witch the people cry	X
A witch the echoing hills reply	X
'Till to her home the GRANNY came	L
Where to confirm the tale of shame	L
Each rising day they went in throngs	O
With ribbald jests and sportive songs	O
'Till GRANNY of her spleen repented	Y
And to young WILLIAM'S ardent pray'r	H2
To take for life ANNETTA fair	Q
At last CONSENTED	Y
	-
And should this TALE fall in the way	A
Of LOVERS CROSS'D or GRANNIES GREY	A
Let them confess 'tis made to prove	I2
The wisest heads TOO WEAK FOR LOVE	J2

Mary Darby Robinson

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