Which never shed soft pity’s tear,

Small holes in others geer could spy,

And microscopic follies, prying view.

And sorely vex’d was ev’ry simple thing

That wander’d near her never-tiring sting!

Miss Debby had a Parrot, who,

If Fame speaks true,

Could prate, and tell what neighbours did,

And yet the saucy rogue was never chid!

Sometimes, he talk’d of roving Spouses