The Jovial Prisoner, by S. P.

A Pox on such Fools! let the Scoundrels rail,

Let 'em boast of their Liberty;

They're no freer than we, for the World's a Jayl,

And all Men Prisoners be.

The Drunkard's confin'd to his Claret,

The Miser to his Store;

The Wit to his Muse and a Garret,

And the Cully-Cit to his Whore.