The Choice.
Too conscious of her worth, a noble maid
Baulked many a lover, and her mind out-strayed,
While yet a peer, less doubting than the rest,
Defied her coldness, and attacked her breast.
A spaniel whelp, and spaniel lord, declare
Their vows to serve, and hope to please the fair;
The cautious nymph, still fearing a trepan,
Their fortune, wit, and worth, did nicely scan;
Then, as the reason of the case is clear,