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'Tis certain nowt tbaA etery one Perceived that something must be done ; The bliudesi could not toil to see She must be physicked , even he—The uxorious—was heard that day Just ' whispering , in his timid way ,
My dear ,, you'd better take advice , ^ It need be nothing but what ' nice , > You know , some gentle lotion may suffice . ' J The doctor came ; f I see / he said' A serious case /—and shook his head ,
A very serious case indeed ; There is but one way to proceed , And that must be adopted quickly , Or all is vain ; see , see , how thickly She breathes ! I must be prompt , excuse , " ^ There ' s not a moment now to lose , >
Here are the remedies I mean to use . ' J ' Some mild aperient , I presume / Exclaimed some booby in the room . ' No , no Such thing / was the reply , ' For cure like that the time ' s gone by : This lady ' s in a raging fever , And 'tis no trifle will relieve her .
A life of sloth and gluttony Hath bred those humours , gross , that lie Clogging her veins—the laey blood Instead of running in a flood Of health and spirits from the heart ,
To visit equally each part ; From certain spots now scarcely passes , But settles here and there in masses :
Some vessels thus run o ' er the top , While others hardly get a drop . These are the evils that derange her , From these it is that she ' s ' * in danger . " Think you that this can last ?—Behold , How hot this head—these feet how cold !
Now , though the legs may not , indeed , Be so exalted as the head , Yet , since the body is so knit Together , that no limb of it , However mean , can be distressed , Without endangering the rest ; Therefore , that all be fairly used , An oqual warmth must be diffused , —
Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1835, page 303, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2645/page/11/