The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-08-25
POETS CO N E R.
Tn. PROPHETIC BE E.

TtoRELLA, under rnarnmas care,
~ p,s.sha the cure, ssholeicn,e country ans
@,s fnil'd, and biuihd, to think 10 ne&
The virein's win, fifteenth year
Her prudent parents often reao'
One iober lecture 20 her head.
o. How pleasd they were fine had NOT knc~ns
"a TIE fciiea Of a wicked town.
.. Thar all their thoughts had been eoniinds
&c To Gore with what was good, her mind
g HoUsd ihe would not DO, or KNOW
g What Lucy did, Tome months ago
&C And sifhd, in the decline OF me,
90 To Gee Asr make frugal wife d
Bu. while her tutors thus impnt,
IT,, cr.eeuts never reaehd the heart q
For beaus, and bellies, and FACES, tell
xJex hart on other things did dwell
IN h.ls. and plays, and love, and fzihsoHj
Msre faised to her ruling PATTON.
Fborela, yrudsntly, had weighd
Her tate with what her mother ina
She heard she BOUNDS of law and duty'
Yet nudyd more the pow'r OF seanty )
Oncep in a week read holy writ,
Rn, OeOt cath night, with Congreves WIZ
T. In hor,, Florclla thought her age
Not grave enough 60 act the iage
And, therefore, eagerly Pufind :,
What natsre, whin, and folly nswes
She learnt, betmes, TO fuI the fans
II laugh, and oge, with her man
Her areis, her an, with itudious ats
Were taught her WHITES to imPat
sbe t,ya by sctioa; word, and sraturey
: To be lovely, flirting, creature.
In cha, isff nonth, when virgins, fHd
With Ealhons charms, are Re~-attrd
When cautious prudes in whiipeTs tea
:. The ills shat Iucccfs prudes befei /;
The eav Fiorella left her room,
To view the flowers Opning bloom.
Along, the garden, hunt'ring, trays
The telf.admiring, thoughtleis, maid,
Where, rneeting FlOsa IN the way,
yoir,d., ays, in arm. with ehearful May
Che elanc'd contempt; nor here could resis
But plack'a the poiy frufn her bTeat.
An early sofe, fprings luxury, =
Which courts, and pleales ey'y eye,
A rival nOlP, deekd with glase'
The. ffh in tsle as in place,
A Cock, that icents the vernal a'Fs
"A yi1st fseet, Narciaas fair,
"A dapplrd pink, with many moss'
> From on their native Aems fhe sose.-
The wanton fmil'd----ihe gas'd--ihe fownd-'
Then threw her garland ON the ground;
Her fnies, her kowns, her look intent,
Spoke, plain as language, what fhe nraats
With voice difinSa they teemd to fay,
a. Co, ihort-Ivd pageants Of day
O. Go, (eek fome other nymph Co grace
a Yeur charms more blooming than her FACE;
ra No fweets that Gent the various wreath,
90 Can equal fnrc,- iFlorellas breath i''-
" No blofhing rofe, no lily fair,
90 Can with FlorelIa's face compare
In. vain YOU fourth in your bowf
Each lhepherd owns and feels my Pown"
Jufs then bee Ito talk like Gay)
In farch Of E1eets was on his way
cluns to an hyscinth, from whence
ObEerant, as bee of fenie,
He eaxd aro0nd fmvey'd the far,
Her beautsous form, her giddy air;
And while, with pity slowd his breath
Thus. he his fentiments exPreisd.
Unthnking maid an emblem fees
" Of 'whar your future fate may be
That beauty, when familiar grown'
VIII eeaie to wound; each fcp may cwns
90 May feel It's Pow'r too, but yet,
What f<n can fix mae-coqnet!
T" Beaus will behold you, as iowr,
/" A pretty play-thing for an hour;
And he whole bofom virtue WARNS,
Thinks red and white are feeble eharrnsi
seBut what If (once your pride fubdu'd,)
The trifing eorcomb darrs be rude
50 What, If his vanity you bleis
e And tho whole women yield to drefs
/" Your charms, alas, will then. be found
" As garlands with'rng the ground;
" Your beauty faded f0wr,
" Long Ieyerd from its native bcwi,
" No more will blu1h upon your cheek,
" But dropping, your diIhonow peak
" Stunning, and ihunn'd, BY evy eye,
90 contemnd you'll live, unhonourd de-"