CXXVII
SOPHRONIA'S ANSWER TO A COXCOMB
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The attribution of this poem is questionable.
I
Satisfy your self, fond Youth,
I can believe you love;
I know the Charms of Wealth and Youth
Are Charms which you approve[.]
II
Regardless of my Wit, and Mind,
With Truth and Virtue fraught,
To meaner Beauties you are kind,
By Lust or Int'rest taught.
III
But know, the Person I shall choose,
Must have a Taste like mine;
I never shall consent to loose
The Charms in which I shine.
IV
To other Nymphs your Vows address,
Your sordid Accents, prate
Of Airs, Complexion, Mien and Dress,
And cringe your empty Pate.
V
You're handsome, fine, can caper, sing,
Of Coxcombs lead the Van;
Yet have not Sense, the only thing,
That I can like in Man.
