On Miss Biddy Floyd. BY DEAN SWIFT.
When Cupid did his grandsire Jove intreat,>
To form some beauty by a new receipt,
Jove sent and found, far in a country scene,
Truth, innocence, good-nature, looks serene;
From which ingredients first the dextrous boy
Picked the demure, the awkward, and the coy:
The Graces from the court did next provide
Breeding, and wit, and air, and decent pride;
These Venus cleansed from every spurious grain