To the regions, Hyde-Park, May Fair,

Lest they nab you (chaps from Bow-street),

Lest they clap you into prison."

But the daring Drop o' Wather

Heeded not her woman's warning;

Forth he went along the alley,

At each step three feet he measured;

Tempting looked the shops about him,

Tempting looked the things within them;

Bright and fine the showy jewels,