 | Every Man in his Own Way |  |
The Muse, my Friend, might Thousands more relate,
(Led either by their Folly, or their Fate)
Who follow Pleasures of another Sort:
Some go to Drury-Lane, and some to Court;
These rake in Stews, those shine in Drawing-rooms,
Proud of their Cloaths, as Peacocks of their Plumes;
Who in their Dress such wond'rous Pleasure take,
They wear their Happiness upon their Back.
In Dress the gay Lord Fopling squanders more
Than would support an Hospital of Poor.
For Dress in Debt Fastidius yearly runs,
Patient of Scandal, negligent of Duns:
While Curius, lewd and lavish on his Whores,
Brings Claps and Fashions from the Gallic Shores:
These have their Pleasures: Is it then a Crime
In me to take the Privilege of Rhyme?
(Led either by their Folly, or their Fate)
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Some go to Drury-Lane, and some to Court;
These rake in Stews, those shine in Drawing-rooms,
Proud of their Cloaths, as Peacocks of their Plumes;
Who in their Dress such wond'rous Pleasure take,
They wear their Happiness upon their Back.
In Dress the gay Lord Fopling squanders more
Than would support an Hospital of Poor.
For Dress in Debt Fastidius yearly runs,
Patient of Scandal, negligent of Duns:
While Curius, lewd and lavish on his Whores,
Brings Claps and Fashions from the Gallic Shores:
These have their Pleasures: Is it then a Crime
In me to take the Privilege of Rhyme?
| Every Man in his Own Way | |