‘This horrid place will put me in a Fever.’
Then with Grimaces, Sighs, and Groans, and Shrugs,
Explor’d this den of Lice, and Fleas, and Bugs.
It is a fact well known, the Portuguese
Cherish voluptuously both Lice and Fleas;
Some Bramin-like, are influenc’d by Piety,
But mostly for Amusement, and Society;
For Females oft in parties will carouse,
Scratching each other’s Heads, t’ entrap a Louse,
Whilst on their skins, the Fleas will Skip, & Scramble,