Recollect, my sweet girl, ere you mix with the world.
There is need of some caution to guide;
Then wisely remember to govern your tongue,
As silence much folly may hide.
Most useful I think you this maxim will find,
And never its precepts neglect;
That who giddy and thoughtless will chatter away,
Shall ne’er gain applause or respect.
Like the Parrot, awhile they may please and amuse;
But no real esteem will acquire;