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plays�察�They celebrate her beauty's praise�察�Run o'er their cant of stupid lies�察�

And   tell   the   murders   of   her   eyes。   With   silent   scorn   Vanessa   sat�察  �Scarce 

list'ning to their idle chat�察�Further than sometimes by a frown�察�When they 



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grew pert�察�to pull them down。 At last she spitefully was bent To try their 

wisdom's full extent�察�And said�察�she valued nothing less Than titles�察�figure�察�

shape�察    �and    dress�察  �That    merit    should    be   chiefly    placed    In   judgment�察�

knowledge�察       �wit�察  �and   taste�察  �And    these�察  �she   offered    to   dispute�察   �Alone 

distinguished   man   from   brute�此  �That   present   times   have   no   pretence   To 

virtue�察�in   the noble sense  By  Greeks   and Romans   understood�察�To   perish 

for our country's good。 She named the ancient heroes round�察�Explained for 

what   they   were      renowned�察  �Then       spoke     with   censure�察   �or   applause�察   �Of 

foreign     customs�察    �rites�察 �and   laws�察   �Through      nature   and    through    art  she 

ranged�察�And   gracefully  her subject   changed�此�In vain�察�her   hearers   had   no 

share In all she spoke�察�except to stare。 Their judgment was upon the whole�察�

´ That lady is the dullest soul ´ Then tipped their forehead in a jeer�察�As who 

should say ´ she wants it here�察�She may be handsome�察�young�察�and rich�察�But 

none   will   burn   her   for   a   witch。 A  party   next   of   glittering   dames�察  �From 

round the purlieus of St。 James�察�Came early�察�out of pure goodwill�察�To see 

the   girl   in   deshabille。   Their   clamour   'lighting   from   their   chairs�察  �Grew 

louder�察�all the way up stairs�察�At entrance loudest�察�where they found The 

room   with   volumes   littered   round�察  �Vanessa   held   Montaigne�察  �and   read�察�

Whilst   Mrs。   Susan   combed her   head�此�They  called   for tea   and   chocolate�察�

And fell into their usual chat�察�Discoursing with important face�察�On ribbons�察�

fans�察�and gloves�察�and lace�此�Showed patterns just from India brought�察�And 

gravely asked her what she thought�察�Whether the red or green were best�察�

And   what   they   cost�拭      �Vanessa   guessed�察  �As   came   into   her   fancy   first�察�

Named       half   the   rates�察 �and    liked   the   worst。    To   scandal    next    ´  What 

awkward thing Was that�察�last Sunday�察�in the ring�拭�I'm sorry Mopsa breaks 

so fast�察�I said her face would never last�察�Corinna with that youthful air�察�Is 

thirty�察�and a bit to spare。 Her fondness for a certain earl Began�察�when I was 

but   a   girl。   Phyllis�察  �who   but   a   month   ago   Was   married   to   the   Tunbridge 

beau�察�I saw coquetting t'other night In public with that odious knight。 They 

rallied   next   Vanessa's   dress�察  �That   gown   was   made   for   old   Queen   Bess。 

Dear   madam�察  �let   me   set   your   head�察  �Don't   you   intend   to   put   on   red�拭  �A 

petticoat     without    a   hoop�    �Sure�察  �you    are   not  ashamed      to   stoop�察  �With 

handsome garters at your knees�察�No matter what a fellow sees。 Filled with 

disdain�察�with rage inflamed�察�Both of herself and sex ashamed�察�The nymph 



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stood silent out of spite�察�Nor would vouchsafe to set them right。 Away the 

fair detractors went�察�And gave�察�by turns�察�their censures vent。 She's not so 

handsome in my eyes�此�For wit�察�I wonder where it lies。 She's fair and clean�察�

and that's the most�察�But why proclaim her for a toast�拭�A baby face�察�no life�察�

no airs�察�But what she learnt at country fairs。 Scarce knows what difference 

is   between   Rich   Flanders   lace�察  �and   Colberteen。   I'll   undertake   my   little 

Nancy�察�In flounces has a better fancy。 With all her wit�察�I would not ask Her 

judgment�察�how to buy a mask。 We begged her but to patch her face�察�She 

never hit one proper place�察�Which every girl at five years old Can do as 

soon as she is told。 I own�察�that out´of´fashion stuff Becomes the creature 

well enough。 The girl might pass�察�if we could get her To know the world a 

little  better。  ��TO    KNOW   THE        WORLD�        �a  modern     phrase   For   visits�察�

ombre�察�balls�察�and plays。�� Thus�察�to the world's perpetual shame�察�The queen 

of beauty lost her aim�察�Too late with grief she understood Pallas had done 

more harm than good�察�For great examples are but vain�察�Where ignorance 

begets disdain。 Both sexes�察�armed with guilt and spite�察�Against Vanessa's 

power unite�察�To copy her few nymphs aspired�察�Her virtues fewer swains 

admired�察�So stars�察�beyond a certain height�察�Give mortals neither heat nor 

light。 Yet some of either sex�察�endowed With gifts superior to the crowd�察�

With virtue�察�knowledge�察�taste�察�and wit�察�She condescended to admit�察�With 

pleasing arts she could reduce Men's talents to their proper use�察�And with 

address each genius hold To that wherein it most excelled�察�Thus making 

others' wisdom known�察�Could please them and improve her own。 A modest 

youth said something new�察�She placed it in the strongest view。 All humble 

worth she strove to raise�察�Would not be praised�察�yet loved to praise。 The 

learned met with free approach�察�Although they came not in a coach。 Some 

clergy too she would allow�察�Nor quarreled at their awkward bow。 But this 

was   for   Cadenus'   sake�察�A  gownman   of   a   different   make。   Whom   Pallas�察�

once Vanessa's   tutor�察  �Had   fixed   on   for   her   coadjutor。   But   Cupid�察  �full   of 

mischief�察�longs To vindicate his mother's wrongs。 On Pallas all attempts 

are vain�察�One way he knows to give her pain�察�Vows on Vanessa's heart to 

take   Due   vengeance�察  �for   her   patron's   sake。   Those   early   seeds   by   Venus 

sown�察�In spite of Pallas�察�now were grown�察�And Cupid hoped they would 

improve By time�察�and ripen into love。 The boy made use of all his craft�察�In 



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vain   discharging      many   a   shaft�察  �Pointed   at   colonels�察  �lords�察  �and   beaux�察�

Cadenus warded off the blows�察�For placing still some book betwixt�察�The 

darts were in the cover fixed�察�Or often blunted and recoiled�察�On Plutarch's 

morals struck�察�were spoiled。 The queen of wisdom could foresee�察�But not 

prevent the Fates   decree�察�And human   caution tries in vain To break that 

adamantine chain。 Vanessa�察�though by Pallas taught�察�By love invulnerable 

thought�察  �Searching   in   books   for   wisdom's   aid�察  �Was�察  �in   the   very   search�察�

betrayed。 Cupid�察�though all his darts were lost�察�Yet still resolved to spare 

no cost�察�He could not answer to his fame The triumphs of that stubborn 

dame�察 �A   nymph   so   hard   to   be   subdued�察  �Who   neither   was   coquette   nor 

prude。 I find�察�says he�察�she wants a doctor�察�Both to adore her�察�and instruct 

her�此  �I'll   give   her   what   she   most   admires�察�Among   those   venerable   sires。 

Cadenus   is     a   subject  fit�察  �Grown    old  in  politics   and   wit�察 �Caressed     by 

Ministers of State�察�Of half mankind the dread and hate。 Whate'er vexations 

love attend�察�She need no rivals apprehend Her sex�察�with universal voice�察�

Must     laugh    at  her  capricious     choice。   Cadenus     many     things   had   writ�察�

Vanessa      much     esteemed     his   wit�察  �And    called    for  his   poetic    works� �

Meantime   the  boy  in   secret   lurks。 And   while the  book   was in her   hand�察�

The urchin from his private stand Took aim�察�and shot with all his strength 

A  dart   of   such   prodigious   length�察  �It   pierced   the   feeble   volume   through�察�

And deep transfixed her bosom too。 Some lines�察�more moving than the rest�察�

Struck to the point that pierced her breast�察�And�察�borne directly to the heart�察�

With pains unknown�察�increased her smart。 Vanessa�察�not in years a score�察�

Dreams of a gown of forty´four�察�Imaginary charms can find�察�In eyes with 

reading almost blind�察�Cadenus now no more appears Declined in health�察�

advanced in years。 She fancies music in his tongue�察�Nor farther looks�察�but 

thinks him young。 What mariner is not afraid To venture in a ship decayed�拭�

What planter will attempt to yoke A sapling with a falling oak�拭�As years 

increase�察  �she   brighter   shines�察  �Cadenus   with   each   day   declines�察  �And   he 

must   fall   a   prey   to   Time�察  �While   she   continues   in   her   prime。   Cadenus�察�

common forms apart�察�In every scene had kept his heart�察�Had sighed and 

languished�察�vowed and writ�察�For pastime�察�or to show his wit�察�But time�察�and 

books�察�and State affairs�察�Had spoiled his fashionable airs�察�He now could 

praise�察�esteem�察�approve�察�But understood not what was love。 His conduct 



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might   have   made   him   styled   A   father�察  �and   the   nymph   his   child。   That 

innocent   delight   he   took   To   see   the   virgin   mind   her   book�察  �Was   but   the 

master's secret joy In school to hear the finest boy。 Her knowledge with 

her fancy  grew�察 �She   hourly  pressed for something new�察  �Ideas   came   into 

her    mind    So   fact�察 �his   lessons    lagged    behind�察   �She    reasoned�察   �without 

plodding   long�察  �Nor   ever   gave   her   judgment   wrong。   But   now   a   sudden 

change was wrought�察�She minds no longer what he taught。 Cadenus was 

amazed to find Such marks of a distracted mind�察�For though she seemed to 

listen more To all he spoke�察�than e'er before。 He found her thoughts would 

absent range�察�Yet guessed not whence could spring the change。 And first 

he   modestly   conjectures�察  �His   pupil   might   be   tired   with   lectu

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