MARY JONES,
COMMONLY CALLED
MAD MOLLY,
Well known about Cheapside, Newgate-Street,
Holborn-Bridge, &c. &c.
Whims wild and simple lead her from her home,
'Mongst London's alleys, streets, and lanes, to roam.
When morning wakes, none earlier rous'd than she,
Pity she claims and kind humanity.
Affliction sad hath chas'd her hard,
Frailty her crime, and mis'ry her reward!
Her mind's serenity is lost and gone,
Her eyes grown languid, and she weeps alone.
And oft the gaily-passing stranger stays