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To prove this Goat's lascivious lust;
Her open and obscene advances,
Improving all her secret chances
To inflame the mastiff with desire,
And set his wishes all on fire.
It ought to claim our admiration
That he resisted such temptation,
Where acts obscene were join'd with beauty,
To draw defendant from his duty.
The rude idea must surely shock
Each modest member of the flock;
The thoughts of actions so obscene,
Moistens my eyes....my mouth I mean.
[aside
I say, my lord, the bare reflection
Raises a blush in my complexion;
Though, by-the-by, were I my client,
She'd not have wish'd in vain, rely on't.
[aside
Acts more lascivious too, it plain is,
Than those which she imputes to Canis,
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