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MORAL.
From this tale of the Bard It's uncommonly hard
If an editor can't draw a moral.—'Tis clear,
Then,—In ev'ry young wife-seeking Bachelor's ear
A maxim, 'bove all other stories, this one drums,
“Pitch Greek to old Harry, and stick to Conundrums!!”
If an editor can't draw a moral.—'Tis clear,
Then,—In ev'ry young wife-seeking Bachelor's ear
A maxim, 'bove all other stories, this one drums,
“Pitch Greek to old Harry, and stick to Conundrums!!”
To new-married ladies this lesson it teaches,
“You're ‘no that far wrong’ in assuming the breeches!”
“You're ‘no that far wrong’ in assuming the breeches!”
Monied men upon 'Change, and rich Merchants it schools
To look well to assets—nor play with edge tools!
To look well to assets—nor play with edge tools!
Last of all, this remarkable History shows men,
What caution they need when they deal with old-clothesmen!
So bid John and Mary To mind and be wary,
And never let one of them come down the are’!
What caution they need when they deal with old-clothesmen!
So bid John and Mary To mind and be wary,
And never let one of them come down the are’!
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