Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-25


Was giv'n as most appropriate,
As being sort of fair or exhibition,
Time out of mind,
For stock Of "a certain kind.
But this dangerous scandal consider:
At least, I've not the least desire
To waken any lady's ire,
Or make her burst her laces,
BY saying she in any case is
"Less than archangel," or would show her
paces. bidder:
Or knock her heart down 10 the highest
I Quarrel with no ladies cen in rhyme,
For have seen some tartars in my time.
| wish were not quite so apt to ramble,
But my muse loves gentle amble 3
And will digress to what she likes,
And paint the first absurdity that strikes.
No doubt I'd bette, rein her in,
Ifrd preserve sound bones and a whole
skim
For men of wit, as every body knows,
Are apt to have their hits return'd with
blous, [bing.
And while at others foibles they are rub
Are much TOO aptthemsslves to get a drub-
bling.
But inform all bloody minded men
WELD my cudgel better than my pen.
But to return once more: these ladies bright
Are rear'd with greatexpe and mighty
trouble,
As skilful cooks raise bread 10 make it light,
Ands chool. boys labor to blow up bub-
BILE:
I've done it off. and have been very wroth
To see, as here, the vapour change to
froth. late"
For first, mamma doth "early drudge and
To make III. pretty puppet sit up straight,
And every second minute quarrels
With our relaxed state of morals
Praises old times, when things were ma
naged better, [straighter."
When daughters were obedient, and sat
Emerging from the nursery rule,
Miss Adsline is sent to school:
The dancing master teaches her to caper,
The usher. how to put her hair in paper;
Together with some other wholesome
knowledge, Eat college.
Many have not who're slept three years
In geography, for instance-that the earth
Shy no means fiat, but round as any ball.
That streams in mountains generally take
birth,
And for the most part into the ocean fall,
And that the Danube isn't in Bengal.
In history-that king Alfred was sage
Who made good laws, but Gv'd long after
Moses.
That men in bloody wars do oft engage
And quarrell'd in England much about
some roses,
But why-these gentle politicians poses,
Whose whole artillery is frowns,
Who besiege hearts but never towns.
In logick, don't rightly know
Ifiheir attainmehts farther go
Than that grave arguments but serve to
teaze one, ['em)
(For who in good society" e'er heard
And he that to woman utters reason
Is truly said TO argue in absurden;
Tho some, IT'S said, when Hymen's letters
shackle 'em, (lum.*
Are known 10 use the argument ad baeu-
Accomplished thus as well with rhyme as
reason,
(For forgot to mention they read Moore,
They come upon you in the winter season,
Or turn out {as they call it) by the score,
With forms it is luxury to gaze on,
Tho that's the very thing | think bore,
Because prudent person must
Not choose bis helpmate as he would
bust, q
And who wish to live and wed bv rule
May thus he wheedled by some well
made fool. (soon
Besides | always thought it much too
To hate ones wife after one honey
moon;
And il the matter can be bro't 10 bear,
Shall try 10 make mire last year.
Z One should economise what costs him
dear.
In fine, ilor my good Pegasus is tir'd,
And founders at rhyme, than me