111:04,000@@@@@| 111:04,000[' ]| 111:04,001[A ]| At five this morn, when Phoebus raised his head 111:04,002[A ]| From Thetis' lap, I raised myself from bed, 111:04,003[A ]| And mounting steed, I trotted to$4$ the waters, 111:04,004[A ]| The rendezvous of fools, buffoons, and praters, 111:04,005[A ]| Cuckolds, whores, citizens, their wives and daughters. 111:04,006[A ]| My squeamish stomach I with wine had bribed 111:04,007[A ]| To$9$ undertake the dose that$6#1$ was prescribed; 111:04,008[A ]| But turning head, a sudden cursed view 111:04,009[A ]| That$6#2$ innocent provision overthrew, 111:04,010[A ]| And without drinking, made me purge and spew. 111:04,011[A ]| From coach and six a thing unwieldy rolled, 111:04,012[A ]| Whose lumber, cart more decently would hold. 111:04,013[A ]| As wise as calf it looked, as big as bully, 111:04,014[A ]| But handled, proves a mere Sir*Nicholas*Cully; 111:04,015[A ]| A bawling fop, a natural Nokes, and yet 111:04,016[A ]| He dares to$9$ censure as if he had wit. 111:04,017[A ]| To$9$ make him more ridiculous, in$4$ spite 111:04,018[A ]| Nature contrived the fool should be a knight. 111:04,019[A ]| Though he alone were dismal sight enough, 111:04,020[A ]| His train contributed to$9$ set him off, 111:04,021[A ]| All of his shape, all of the selfsame stuff. 111:04,022[A ]| No$2$ spleen or malice need on$4$ them be thrown: 111:04,023[A ]| Nature has done the business of lampoon, 111:04,024[A ]| And in$4$ their looks their characters has shown. 111:04,025[A ]| Endeavoring this irksome sight to$9$ balk, 111:04,026[A ]| And a more irksome noise, their silly talk, 111:04,027[A ]| I silently slunk down to$4$ the Lower*Walk. 111:04,028[A ]| But often when one would Charybdis shun, 111:04,029[A ]| Down upon$4$ Scylla it is one's fate to$9$ run, 111:04,030[A ]| For$3$ here it was my cursed luck to$9$ find 111:04,031[A ]| As great a fop, though of another kind, 111:04,032[A ]| A tall stiff fool that$6#1$ walked in$4$ Spanish guise: 111:04,033[A ]| The buckram puppet never stirred its eyes, 111:04,034[A ]| But grave as owl it looked, as woodcock wise. 111:04,035[A ]| He scorns the empty talking of this mad age, 111:04,036[A ]| And speaks all proverbs, sentences, and adage; 111:04,037[A ]| Can with as much solemnity buy eggs 111:04,038[A ]| As a cabal can talk of their intrigues; 111:04,039[A ]| Master of the Ceremonies, yet can dispense 111:04,040[A ]| With the formality of talking sense. 111:04,041[A ]| From hence unto the upper end I ran, 111:04,042[A ]| Where a new scene of foppery began. 111:04,043[A ]| A tribe of curates, priests, canonical elves, 111:04,044[A ]| Fit company for$4$ none besides themselves, 111:04,045[A ]| We got together. Each his distemper told, 111:04,046[A ]| Scurvy, stone, strangury; some were so$5#1$ bold 111:04,047[A ]| To$9$ charge the spleen to$9$ be their misery, 111:04,048[A ]| And on$4$ that$6#2$ wise disease brought infamy. 111:04,049[A ]| But none had modesty enough to$9$ complain 111:04,050[A ]| Their want of learning, honesty, and brain, 111:04,051[A ]| The general diseases of that$6#2$ train. 111:04,052[A ]| These call themselves ambassadors of heaven, 111:04,053[A ]| And saucily pretend commissions given; 111:04,054[A ]| But should an Indian king, whose small command 111:04,055[A ]| Seldom extends beyond ten miles of land, 111:04,056[A ]| Send forth such wretched tools in$4$ an ambassage, 111:04,057[A ]| He would find but small effects of such a message. 111:04,058[A ]| Listening, I found the cob of all this rabble 111:04,059[A ]| Pert Bays, with his importance comfortable. 111:04,060[A ]| He, being raised to$4$ an archdeaconry 111:04,061[A ]| By$4$ trampling on$4$ religion, liberty, 111:04,062[A ]| Was grown too great, and looked too fat and jolly, 111:04,063[A ]| To$9$ be disturbed with care and melancholy, 111:04,064[A ]| Though Marvell has enough exposed his folly. 111:04,065[A ]| He drank to$9$ carry off some old remains 111:04,066[A ]| His lazy dull distemper left in$4$ his veins. 111:04,067[A ]| Let him drink on$5$, but it is not a whole flood 111:04,068[A ]| Can give sufficient sweetness to$4$ his blood 111:04,069[A ]| To$9$ make his nature or his manners good. 111:04,070[A ]| Next after these, a fulsome Irish crew 111:04,071[A ]| Of silly Macs were offered to$4$ my view. 111:04,072[A ]| The things did talk, but the hearing what they said 111:04,073[A ]| I did myself the kindness to$9$ evade. 111:04,074[A ]| Nature has placed these wretches beneath scorn: 111:04,075[A ]| They can not be called so$5#1$ vile as they are born. 111:04,076[A ]| Amidst the crowd next I myself conveyed, 111:04,077[A ]| For$3$ now were come, whitewash and paint being laid, 111:04,078[A ]| Mother and daughter, mistress and the maid, 111:04,079[A ]| And squire with wig and pantaloon displayed. 111:04,080[A ]| But never could conventicle, play, or fair 111:04,081[A ]| For$4$ a true medley, with this herd compare. 111:04,082[A ]| Here lords, knights, squires, ladies and countesses, 111:04,083[A ]| Chandlers, mum-bacon women, sempstresses 111:04,084[A ]| Were mixed together, nor did they agree 111:04,085[A ]| More in$4$ their humours than their quality. 111:04,086[A ]| Here waiting for$4$ gallant, young damsel stood, 111:04,087[A ]| Leaning on$4$ cane, and muffled up$5$ in$4$ hood. 111:04,088[A ]| The would-be wit, whose business was to$9$ woo, 111:04,089[A ]| With hat removed and solemn scrape of shoe 111:04,090[A ]| Advanceth bowing, then genteelly shrugs, 111:04,091[A ]| And ruffled foretop into order tugs, 111:04,092[A ]| And thus accosts her: 111:04,092[W ]| "Madam, methinks the weather 111:04,093[W ]| Is grown much more serene since you came hither. 111:04,094[W ]| You influence the heavens; but should the sun 111:04,095[W ]| Withdraw himself to$9$ see his rays outdone 111:04,096[W ]| By$4$ your bright eyes, they would supply the morn, 111:04,097[W ]| And make a day before the day be born." 111:04,098[A ]| With mouth screwed up$5$, conceited winking eyes, 111:04,099[A ]| And breasts thrust forward, 111:04,100[V ]| "Lord, sir!" 111:04,100[A ]| she replies. 111:04,101[V ]| "It is your goodness, and not my deserts, 111:04,102[V ]| Which$6#1$ makes you show this learning, wit, and parts." 111:04,103[A ]| He, puzzled, bites his nail, both to$9$ display 111:04,104[A ]| The sparkling ring, and think what next to$9$ say, 111:04,105[A ]| And thus breaks forth afresh: 111:04,105[W ]| "Madam, egad! 111:04,106[W ]| Your luck at cards last night was very bad: 111:04,107[W ]| At cribbage fifty-nine, and the next show 111:04,108[W ]| To$9$ make the game, and yet to$9$ want those two. 111:04,109[W ]| God damn me, madam, I am the son of a whore 111:04,110[W ]| If in$4$ my life I saw the like$0$ before!" 111:04,111[A ]| To$4$ peddler's stall he drags her, and her breast 111:04,112[A ]| With hearts and such-like foolish toys he dressed; 111:04,113[A ]| And then, more smartly to$9$ expound the riddle 111:04,114[A ]| Of all his prattle, gives her a Scotch fiddle. 111:04,115[A ]| Tired with this dismal stuff, away I ran 111:04,116[A ]| Where were two wives, with girl just fit for$4$ man ~~ 111:04,117[A ]| Short-breathed, with pallid lips and visage wan. 111:04,118[A ]| Some curtsies past, and the old compliment 111:04,119[A ]| Of being glad to$9$ see each other, spent, 111:04,120[A ]| With hand in$4$ hand they lovingly did walk, 111:04,121[A ]| And one began thus to$9$ renew the talk: 111:04,122[V ]| "I pray, good madam, if it may be thought 111:04,123[V ]| No$2$ rudeness, what cause was it hither brought 111:04,124[V ]| Your ladyship?" 111:04,124[A ]| She soon replying, smiled, 111:04,125[V ]| "We have a good estate, but have no$2$ child, 111:04,126[V ]| And I am informed these wells will$1$ make a barren 111:04,127[V ]| Woman as fruitful as a cony warren." 111:04,128[A ]| The first returned, 111:04,128[V ]| "For$4$ this cause I am come, 111:04,129[V ]| For$3$ I can have no$2$ quietness at home. 111:04,130[V ]| My husband grumbles though we have got one, 111:04,131[V ]| This poor young girl, and mutters for$4$ a son. 111:04,132[V ]| And this is grieved with headache, pangs, and throes; 111:04,133[V ]| Is full sixteen, and never yet had those." 111:04,134[A ]| She soon replied, 111:04,134[V ]| "Get her a husband, madam: 111:04,135[V ]| I married at that$6#2$ age, and never had had them; 111:04,136[V ]| Was just like$4$ her. Steel waters let alone: 111:04,137[V ]| A back of steel will$1$ bring them better down." 111:04,138[A ]| And ten to$4$ one but they themselves will$1$ try 111:04,139[A ]| The same means to$9$ increase their family. 111:04,140[A ]| Poor foolish fribble, who$6#1$ by$4$ subtlety 111:04,141[A ]| Of midwife, truest friend to$4$ lechery, 111:04,142[A ]| Persuaded art to$9$ be at pains and charge 111:04,143[A ]| To$9$ give thy wife occasion to$9$ enlarge 111:04,144[A ]| Thy silly head! For$3$ here walk Cuff and Kick, 111:04,145[A ]| With brawny back and legs and potent prick, 111:04,146[A ]| Who$6#1$ more substantially will$1$ cure thy wife, 111:04,147[A ]| And on$4$ her half-dead womb bestow new life. 111:04,148[A ]| From these the waters got the reputation 111:04,149[A ]| Of good assistants unto generation. 111:04,150[A ]| Some warlike men were now got into the throng, 111:04,151[A ]| With hair tied back, singing a bawdy song. 111:04,152[A ]| Not much afraid, I got a nearer view, 111:04,153[A ]| And it was my chance to$9$ know the dreadful crew. 111:04,154[A ]| They were cadets, that$6#1$ seldom can appear: 111:04,155[A ]| Damned to$4$ the stint of thirty pounds a year. 111:04,156[A ]| With hawk on$4$ fist, or greyhound led in$4$ hand, 111:04,157[A ]| The dogs and footboys sometimes they command. 111:04,158[A ]| But now, having trimmed a cast-off spavined horse, 111:04,159[A ]| With three hard-pinched-for guineas in$4$ their purse, 111:04,160[A ]| Two rusty pistols, scarf about the arse, 111:04,161[A ]| Coat lined with red, they here presume to$9$ swell: 111:04,162[A ]| This goes for$4$ captain, that$6#2$ for$4$ colonel. 111:04,163[A ]| So$3$ the Bear*Garden ape, on$4$ his steed mounted, 111:04,164[A ]| No$2$ longer is a jackanapes accounted, 111:04,165[A ]| But is, by$4$ virtue of his trumpery, then 111:04,166[A ]| Called by$4$ the name of "the young gentleman." 111:04,167[A ]| Bless me! thought I, what thing is man, that$3$ thus 111:04,168[A ]| In$4$ all his shapes, he is ridiculous? 111:04,169[A ]| Ourselves with noise of reason, we do please 111:04,170[A ]| In$4$ vain: humanity is our worst disease. 111:04,171[A ]| Thrice happy beasts are, who$6#1$, because they be 111:04,172[A ]| Of reason void, are so$5#2$ of foppery. 111:04,173[A ]| Faith, I was so$5#1$ ashamed that$3$ with remorse 111:04,174[A ]| I used the insolence to$9$ mount my horse; 111:04,175[A ]| For$3$ he, doing only things fit for$4$ his nature, 111:04,176[A ]| Did seem to$4$ me by$4$ much the wiser creature.