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The Petticoat remained a Point in doubt
Till Wren was forc'd to help our Beauties out;
A Roman Cupola[1] he show'd in Print,
And thence of Modern Hoops, they took the hint;
The vast Circumference gives Air below,
At large they tread, and more Majestick show:
Thro' Lanes of ravish'd Beaus the Wonders pass,
And Names of Toasts are Cut on conscious Glass,
Till Wren was forc'd to help our Beauties out;
A Roman Cupola[1] he show'd in Print,
And thence of Modern Hoops, they took the hint;
The vast Circumference gives Air below,
At large they tread, and more Majestick show:
Thro' Lanes of ravish'd Beaus the Wonders pass,
And Names of Toasts are Cut on conscious Glass,
To you, fair Virgin Throng, With Myrtle crown'd
Our Bumpers fill'd with gen'rous Wine go round;
For you, th' Italian Worm her Silk prepares,
And distant India sends her choicest Wares;
Some Toy from ev'ry Part the Sailor brings,
The Sempstress labours, and the Poet sings.
Our Bumpers fill'd with gen'rous Wine go round;
For you, th' Italian Worm her Silk prepares,
And distant India sends her choicest Wares;
Some Toy from ev'ry Part the Sailor brings,
The Sempstress labours, and the Poet sings.
- ↑ Sir Christopher Wren's Print of St. Paul's Cathedral.
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