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EMPLOYMENT FOR A MISTRESS AND A WIFE.
To Wisdom I proffer'd my vow;
But 'ere I could compass my end,
Oh! Reason, I needs must allow
I found thee a dull irksome friend.
But 'ere I could compass my end,
Oh! Reason, I needs must allow
I found thee a dull irksome friend.
To Folly enraptur'd I flew;
I swam in the stream of delight;
But Time the false curtain withdrew;
The charm was dispell'd from my sight.
I swam in the stream of delight;
But Time the false curtain withdrew;
The charm was dispell'd from my sight.
So better to pass away life,
And taste of the sage and the free,
Dame Reason I'll chuse for my wife,
And Folly my mistress shall be.
And taste of the sage and the free,
Dame Reason I'll chuse for my wife,
And Folly my mistress shall be.
My wishes in turn they shall share,
Each wavering fancy employ;
My wife shall avert ev'ry care,
My mistress shall plan all my joy.
Each wavering fancy employ;
My wife shall avert ev'ry care,
My mistress shall plan all my joy.
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