Victims to filth, each vot'ry soon would fall,

And one grand jail-distemper kill them all.

"Persons there are, who say thou hast been seen

(Some years ago) with hands and face wash'd clean;

And, wouldst thou quit this most unseemly plan,

Thou art ('tis said) a very comely man:

Of polish'd language, partial to the fair,

Then why not wash thy face and comb thy matted hair?

Clear from thy house accumulated dirt,

New paint the front, and wear a cleaner shirt."