Are seen with her soft manner, air, and grace;

And his plain artless look with her sharp meaning face;

It might some wonder in a stranger move,

How these together could have talk’d of love.

Behold them now! - see there a tradesman stands,

And humbly hearkens to some fresh commands;

He moves to speak, she interrupts him - “Stay,”

Her air expresses, - “Hark to what I say!”

Ten paces off, poor Rupert on a seat

Has taken refuge from the noon-day heat,