Their anxious wishes could not be effected,
’Twas so by Ditches,[102] and Ravines, protected.
Joe, and Gazon, as Generals, must be scouted—
First out Manœuvred, then completely Routed.
But of their Conduct, what we most upbraid is,
They wanted Courage to protect their Ladies.
Such dastards, as we generally find most,
Secure themselves, the Devil take the hindmost,
And now it was the Hussars[103] got their share,
Took all the Coaches, Baggage, and the Fair.