"Pet of the Petticoats!" lov'd of Servant Maid,

So neat and staid;

Who, from the area steps, with furtive eyes,

Surveys thy antics in a mute surprise;

Belov'd of Errand Boy! who little cares

For weighty matters he unconscious bears,

If Punch in all his glory stops his way,

Tempting the varlet with a priceless play.

Delight of young and old, of great and small!

Tho' of each grosser passion thou'rt the slave,