Thus wailed the louts in melancholy strain,
Till bonny Susan sped across the plain;
They seized the lass in apron clean arrayed,
And to the ale-house forced the willing maid;
In ale and kisses they forgot their cares,
And Susan Blouzelinda's loss repairs.
Gay, Pastoral, v. (1714).
(An imitation of Virgil's Ecl. v. "Daphnis.")
Bumper (Sir Harry), a convivial friend of Charles Surface. He sings the popular song, beginning—
Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen,