"Sertorius what I say disproves,

For though his Bibula is poor, he loves.

True! but examine him; and on my life,

You'll find he loves the beauty, not the wife.

Let but a wrinkle on her forehead rise,

And time obscure the lustre of her eyes;

Let but the moisture leave her flaccid skin,

And her teeth blacken, and her cheeks grow thin;

And you shall hear the insulting freedman say:

'Pack up your trumpery, madam, and away!