II.
The billows on the ocean,
The breezes idly roaming,
The clouds uncertain motion—
They are but types of woman.
III.
O! art thou not ashamed
To doat upon a feature?
If man thou wouldst be named,
Despise the silly creature.
IV.
Go find an honest fellow;
Good claret set before thee:
Hold on till thou art mellow,
And then to bed in glory.
CCXIII.
NANCY.
[This song was inspired by the charms of Clarinda. In one of the poet’s manuscripts the song commences thus: