And, during life, no more with us 'twould dwell.

Keep close thy mouth and merely ope' thy eyes:

A glimpse alone to learn it will suffice;

This o'er, thyself shall practise it the same,

And all will follow as when first it came.

THE husband promised he would hold his tongue;

And John disliked deferring matters long.

Come, Magdalene, said he, you will undress;

To quit those Sunday-clothes, you'll acquiesce,

And put yourself in Nature's pure array