The Shamrock or, Hibernian Cresses. A Collection of Poems, Songs, Epigrams, &c. Latin as well as English, The Original Production of Ireland. To which are subjoined thoughts on the prevailing system of school education, respecting young ladies as well as gentlemen: with practical proposals for a reformation [by Samuel Whyte] |
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A SECOND PROCLAMATION.
To Miss M. M. at Channel-Row.
Whereas—poor, giddy, thoughtless Elf,
Too innocent, alas! myself,
To guard against another's Art—
Last Wednesday Night I lost my Heart;
And thinking (though, I fear, in vain)
To get the Trifle back again,
I got a Letter fairly penn'd,
And sent to one I thought a Friend;
Offering, of my own free Accord,
Not only Pardon, but Reward:—
But she, without or Rhyme, or Reason,
(Which speaks her Party in the Treason)
Has, lest the Theft should come to Light,
Suppress'd my Proclamation quite.
Too innocent, alas! myself,
To guard against another's Art—
Last Wednesday Night I lost my Heart;
And thinking (though, I fear, in vain)
To get the Trifle back again,
I got a Letter fairly penn'd,
And sent to one I thought a Friend;
Offering, of my own free Accord,
Not only Pardon, but Reward:—
But she, without or Rhyme, or Reason,
(Which speaks her Party in the Treason)
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Suppress'd my Proclamation quite.
Now—certain of my Friends insist,
And they were present when 'twas miss'd,
(I speak with equal Shame and Grief)
That M--- M--- is the Thief.
And they were present when 'twas miss'd,
(I speak with equal Shame and Grief)
That M--- M--- is the Thief.
Last Thursday Morn, 'twixt two and three,
(A heavy Hour, God knows, to me)
One Friend assures me, he can swear
He saw it with her in her Chair:
Another, who, at first, was loth,
Has offer'd to depose on Oath,
That, ere she left the Room above,
He saw her hide it in her Glove:
A third is ready to protest,
(Though not so strongly as the Rest)
That, Friday Evening, in the Way
Between Ringsend, and Aston's Quay,
He saw it fluttering 'neath her Coat,
As he sat by her in the Boat.
(A heavy Hour, God knows, to me)
One Friend assures me, he can swear
He saw it with her in her Chair:
Another, who, at first, was loth,
Has offer'd to depose on Oath,
That, ere she left the Room above,
He saw her hide it in her Glove:
A third is ready to protest,
(Though not so strongly as the Rest)
That, Friday Evening, in the Way
Between Ringsend, and Aston's Quay,
He saw it fluttering 'neath her Coat,
As he sat by her in the Boat.
Now, notwithstanding I can shew,
As clear as Day, that Things are so;
Although, by Men of Truth and Honour,
The Fact is fairly prov'd upon her,
In every Circumstance so plain,
That, to deny it, would be vain;
If she submits herself in Time,
And prays Forgiveness of her Crime,
On this Condition, I once more
Repeat the Offer made before:
As clear as Day, that Things are so;
Although, by Men of Truth and Honour,
The Fact is fairly prov'd upon her,
In every Circumstance so plain,
That, to deny it, would be vain;
If she submits herself in Time,
And prays Forgiveness of her Crime,
On this Condition, I once more
Repeat the Offer made before:
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But, if before To-morrow Morning,
Neglecting this my second Warning,
She neither will the Toy resign,
Nor send her own instead of mine;
If with her Theft she will not part,
But still persists to keep the Heart;
In such a Case—the Law is clear,
As by the Records may appear,
Consult them all, you 'll find it true—
She e'en must take the Body too.
Neglecting this my second Warning,
She neither will the Toy resign,
Nor send her own instead of mine;
If with her Theft she will not part,
But still persists to keep the Heart;
In such a Case—the Law is clear,
As by the Records may appear,
Consult them all, you 'll find it true—
She e'en must take the Body too.
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