The works, in verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq In two volumes. With Decorations. The fourth edition |
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FLIRT and PHIL;
A Decision for the Ladies.
A wit, by learning well refin'd,
A beau, but of the rural kind,
To Silvia made pretences;
They both profess'd an equal love:
Yet hop'd, by different means to move
Her judgment, or her senses.
A beau, but of the rural kind,
To Silvia made pretences;
They both profess'd an equal love:
Yet hop'd, by different means to move
Her judgment, or her senses.
Young sprightly Flirt, of blooming mien,
Watch'd the best minutes to be seen;
Went—when his glass advis'd him:
While meagre Phil of books enquir'd;
A wight, for wit and parts admir'd;
And witty ladies priz'd him.
Watch'd the best minutes to be seen;
Went—when his glass advis'd him:
While meagre Phil of books enquir'd;
A wight, for wit and parts admir'd;
And witty ladies priz'd him.
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Silvia had wit, had spirits too;
To hear the one, the other view,
Suspended held the scales:
Her wit, her youth too, claim'd its share,
Let none the preference declare,
But turn up—heads or tails.
To hear the one, the other view,
Suspended held the scales:
Her wit, her youth too, claim'd its share,
Let none the preference declare,
But turn up—heads or tails.
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