. Froth and foam . itjo and goes to serenadeParson Green; seeing a light in the window, andpeeping throiLgh the shutters, he discovers the Parsonsitting in close proximity to a widow from the neigh-bor hoodi) JACK (cojZtemptuotisly) : Heigho ! the damper gave zest to his zeal!Loves ardor will hiss, then turn on its heel Only to seek some new-born fireWhere Vice doth find its full desire. 62 FROTH AND FOAM. Shame walks in light of day, I trow,With blushine face, and lowering- brow :But in darkness it struts exceedingly bold,And many contortions its face doth unfold. Come hie tJiee to Love s foi
. Froth and foam . itjo and goes to serenadeParson Green; seeing a light in the window, andpeeping throiLgh the shutters, he discovers the Parsonsitting in close proximity to a widow from the neigh-bor hoodi) JACK (cojZtemptuotisly) : Heigho ! the damper gave zest to his zeal!Loves ardor will hiss, then turn on its heel Only to seek some new-born fireWhere Vice doth find its full desire. 62 FROTH AND FOAM. Shame walks in light of day, I trow,With blushine face, and lowering- brow :But in darkness it struts exceedingly bold,And many contortions its face doth unfold. Come hie tJiee to Love s foiintain-heaei,For naugJit but floivers have a virtuous bed;Come, lay thy head on voluptuous cJieeks,Where luJiispering tones lull Virtite to sleep ;IVho shall sta?id, the Ozvl, cries who TWhile lust and song have a lover s coo ;While Vice doth flap its ivings and crow,And bristles at Virtue, with her garments of S7tow.(Cock crozvsi) Oo 00 oo oo As darkness toys with moonlight rays,So Vice together with Beauty While Vice doth flap its wings and croiv FROTH AND FOAM, 63 Till the innocent face of purity spoils,As snow thaivs on a muddy shall stand, &c. The ivorthy parsons cloak of creedsHas no affnity for the ividows weeds ^ The crozv sings his gruff notes, caw, caw /And echoing notes defy all law : Who shall stand, & Virtue s boat is sinking demons are thundering in the blast ; The angry waves are of mountain sailors cry for a beacon light. Who shall save, the Owl cries who f While lust and sons: have a lover s coo : While Vice doth flap its wings and C7^ow,And bristles at Virttte, with her garments of snoiv.(^Cock crowsi) Oo oo oo oo G4 FROTH AND FOAM. SCENE II.—A Dinner Party at Dr. and Jack, apart from tJicguests. ALICE : Have the guests arrived, do you know. Jack? ? JACK : They have, I think, except the parson and a quack ;The solemn parson, lank and lean,Having the appropriate name of Green ;Theyre only the pork and be
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