And is the wife of one above a cit.

WITH such to meddle would be indiscreet,

Replied the king, more charms we often meet,

Beneath a chambermaid or laundress' dress,

Than any rich coquette can well possess.

Besides, with those, less form is oft requir'd,

While dames of quality must be admir'd;

Their whims complied with, though suspicions rise;

And ev'ry hour produces fresh surprise,

But this sweet charmer of inferior birth