Miss Debby’s gold an husband bought;
And all she had her Parrot taught,
(Her Parrot now no more belov’d,)
Was quite forgotten. But, alas!
As Fate would have it come to pass,
Her Spouse was giv’n to jealous rage,
For, both in Person and in Age,
He was the partner of his love,
Ordain’d her second Self to prove!
One day, Old Jenkins had been out