THE gentleman proceeded as desired;

To get a kiss, alone he had aspired;

So fervently howe'er he pressed her lip,

That Petronella blushed at ev'ry sip.

[Original]

SEVEN days had scarcely run, when to his arms,

The other took a wife with seraph charms;

And William was allowed to have a kiss,

That filled his soul with soft ecstatick bliss.