. Clebs the younger in search of a wife; or, The drawingroom troubles of Moody Robinson esquire. coolish.) What should he do ?—her head was on his heart,And, what was worse, his arm was round her waist;Twas not the pose in which t explain his partAnd all his errors, while they still , twas clear she thought, in her inventions,This offer now the crown of his ! thus his efforts to repel herHad cruelly been interpreted by Bella. Whilst thus he stood embarrassd, on his ear •Fell the light trip of female feet—oh ! tried to loose her arms—oh ! more disas
. Clebs the younger in search of a wife; or, The drawingroom troubles of Moody Robinson esquire. coolish.) What should he do ?—her head was on his heart,And, what was worse, his arm was round her waist;Twas not the pose in which t explain his partAnd all his errors, while they still , twas clear she thought, in her inventions,This offer now the crown of his ! thus his efforts to repel herHad cruelly been interpreted by Bella. Whilst thus he stood embarrassd, on his ear •Fell the light trip of female feet—oh ! tried to loose her arms—oh ! more disaster;Enchanted Bella only clung the faster. Heres Minnie coming—oh ! unloose me, l Bella. - My own fond sister—do, dear Moody, tell her. Ere they could start away from each a stride,Poor cheated Minnie stood the pair saw it all—a moment seemd to stoop—Then stood erect—then vanishd from the little more to tell: he gave the slip,For fear of Minnie—and her fathers for poor Bella, now her griefs assuaged,Shes proud of being once so near THE CKUEL SISTER. % mk\t sbtsk • A SLIGHT MISTAKE. I had once an acquaintance (whose unmarried life No doubt had prepard him for taking a wife ; For when become husbands, the worst single sinners Make very respectable—givers of dinners), Who had wedded and settled—a lady from Devon— In Manchester Square, or, as he called it—heaven (An extravagant term of his honeymoon days ; I have never since heard him make use of the phrase). Now he askd me to dinner, exactly at six; With a smile, adding, archly, No bachelor tricks ; Be punctual; my wife, though a charming sweet creature, Keeps us all to a minute—her only strong feature. So to honour his welcome with bravest of duds, I donnd a white satin, and diamond studs. And arriving, was marshalld by tall powderd wights (What a change from the tiger in neat tops and tights !) ; Then, ascending, found everything changed and amiss, And exc
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