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And how she famed , ata $ h » w she snored , And how th& petspif&tion paured All down those cheeks , arid chin , and nose , I leave the reader to suppose .
' De gustibus tion disputandum . '— - Some tastes , you cannot understand ' em ; This sight to some seemed quite delightful I ' m one of those who thought it—frightful . Well , as I was about to say ,
While thus in bed she dosing lay , Lo ! sudden , with convulsive spring , She started up all shuddering , And , with her hand upon her head , " * ) Uttered a scream so loud and dread >
As soon brought all the household round the bed . J 'Twas evident that she was dying , And many there begun a crying , While others , I regret to add ,
Because of some old grudge they had , Or from reflections still more sordid , Of what might chance to be awarded , When she was gone , to them and theirs , Were found in smiles instead of tears .
But , truly , neither were her friends—Nor these , who , having selfish ends , Desired her death , —nor those , who gave her Their silly prayers , but would not save her . "Tis sad—yet true , I am afraid , That when a man most needs their aid .
His real friends he seldom knows . Her only friends were plainly those Who , seeing her in that condition , Proposed to send for a physician ; Yet these , with fatal error , she Did take her enemies to be .
Accordingly , the very mention Of their benevolent intention Brought down auch volleys of abuse , They saw at once there was no use la arguing ; but , being kind , And that they rather had a mind
To save her life than serve her pleasure , They even took the bolder measure ; No longer caring h 6 vr they shocked her , They went tlleiiMtelves ; and fetched the Doctor .
Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1835, page 302, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2645/page/10/