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In short , so quick the transformation From modesty to ostentation , t- » i * L' ¦ V- •¦?¦'"¦ s v ¦ ' 1 « rom simple tastes fLivoi honest ways , To pomp anct sn , ow , aiid all the blaze Of female fashion , that men ' s eyes Were not less taken by surprise Than when that bird at Juno ' s side ^
With sudden action opens wide V His starry tail , and shows us all his pride . ^/ Long had her rival ' s insolence To honest people given offence ; Her flaunting airs , her vain exterior ,
And that of which they were still wearier , The dissipated life she led , All night abroad , all day abed—Disgusted them , and made them glad ^ To see the fall her pride had had ;— >• But now , the other was as bad . J
But say , my Muse , what great event About this period had been sent—Surely by no propitious fate , To change at once my lady ' s state ? If such event did now fall out ,
Oh ! say , how did it come about ? Some said it was that he was poor . And wished her riches to secure , Some said it was that she was vain And wished his title to obtain ; We know for certain he had rank , And she had money in the bank , So whether avarice or pride At bottom was , or both divide
The crown , it does not greatly matter , Though I incline to think the latter ; The event , the great event takes place , That step she never can retrace , That step that in a woman ' s life * " ) With risk and danger is so rife , > When the free maid becomes the bounden wife . J
Oh 1 ill-starred union ! thoughtless pair Oh ! most unfortunate affair ! Surely , that d ^ y , the voice was heard , Unheeded , of pymq evil bird , That day m ^ ttyuks , in { hMnderstqrnas Did surel / rise / , unholy for in 3
Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1835, page 297, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2645/page/5/