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And never sad, and never poor—
Live like a Squire, or Lord;—
Do what he pleas'd, and ne'er be brought
To shame,—for what he did, or thought;
Seduce mens wives and daughters fair,
Spend wealth, while others toil'd in vain,
And scoff at honesty, and swear,—
And scoff, and trick, and swear again!
One roguish Girl, with sparkling eyes,
To win the handsome Lubin tries;
She smil'd, and by her speaking glance,
Enthrall'd him in a wond'ring trance;
He thought her lovelier far than Kate,
And wish'd that she had been his mate;
For when the fancy is on wing,
Variety's a dangerous thing:
And passions, when they learn to stray
Will seldom seldom keep the beaten way.
