When goody  call'd me filthy bear,
And nam'd the kennel and the ducking chair:
With patience I cou'd hear the scolding quean,
For sure 'twas dirtiness that kept me clean.
Clean was my gown on Sundays, tho' not fine,
Nor mistress ***'s cap so white as mine.
A slut in silk or kersey is the same,
Nor sweetest always is the finest dame.