II. There, under the bower, on roses you'll lie, With a blush on your cheek, but a smile in your eye. III. But the roses we press shall not rival your lip, And oh! for the joys that are sweeter than dew From languishing roses, or kisses from you. Will you, will you, will you, Won't you, my love? will you, YOUNG JESSICA. I. YOUNG Jessica sat all the day, In love-dreams languishingly pining, Like truant genius, idly shining. Jessy, 'tis in idle hearts That love and mischief are most nimble ; The safest shield against the darts Of Cupid, is Minerva's thimble. II. A child, who with a magnet play'd, And laughing said, "We'll steal it slily." The needle, having nought to do, Was pleased to let the magnet wheedle, Till closer still the tempter drew, And off, at length, eloped the needle. III. Now, had this needle turn'd its eye THE RABBINICAL ORIGIN OF WOMEN. I. THEY tell us that Woman was made of a rib Just pick'd from a corner so snug in the side; But the Rabbins swear to you this is a fib, And 'twas not so at all that the sex was supplied. Derry down, down, down derry down. II. For old Adam was fashion'd, the first of his kind, III. If such is the tie between Women and Men, IV. Yet, if we may judge as the fashion prevails, FAREWELL, BESSY! I. SWEETEST love! I'll not forget thee, Time shall only teach my heart We may meet again. II. Yes, oh yes! again we meet, love! And repose our hearts at last ; Oh, sure 'twill then be sweet, love! Calm to think on sorrows past. Farewell, Bessy! We may meet again. III. Yet, I feel my heart is breaking, When I think I stray from thee, Round the world that quiet seeking Which I fear is not for me. Farewell, Bessy! We may meet again. IV. Calm to peace thy lover's bosomCan it, dearest! must it be? Thou within an hour shalt lose him, He for ever loses thee! Farewell, Bessy! Yet, oh! not for ever. |