What is a Lady
What is a Lady
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So a lady abides by the social decree, And will marry a man whatever he be, A drunkard, a glutton, uncivil, unclean, A gamester, oi" fraudulent, all that is mean.
If he only has money — he may be a fool, The dictum is such of Society's rule.
No matter whatever she may be besides, By social decrees a true lady abides ; They ma}- cramp her mind, they may stifle her heart, Bv these social decrees, she must still act her Dart.
IIHAT IS A LADY?
T T Q Her fancy, her taste, her pleasure, her passion.
...Must be all circumscribed by the prevalent fashion.
She is merry or wise, she is grave or gay.
According to what the world may say— If she has a religion— and most would decide, It is vulgar to be on the infidel side, And whatever emotion the heai't may feel, To go to no Church is not genteel ; So religion she follows, and such as it is.
Its least obser\'ance she would not miss.
And her t^'the of cmumin, and anise, and mint, She freel}' bestows without any stint.
Her repentance, and prayers, her reading and hearing, Her joying and sorrowing, h()|)ing and fearing.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
So a lady abides by the social decree, And will marry a man whatever he be, A drunkard, a glutton, uncivil, unclean, A gamester, oi" fraudulent, all that is mean.
If he only has money — he may be a fool, The dictum is such of Society's rule.
No matter whatever she may be besides, By social decrees a true lady abides ; They ma}- cramp her mind, they may stifle her heart, Bv these social decrees, she must still act her Dart.
IIHAT IS A LADY?
T T Q Her fancy, her taste, her pleasure, her passion.
...Must be all circumscribed by the prevalent fashion.
She is merry or wise, she is grave or gay.
According to what the world may say— If she has a religion— and most would decide, It is vulgar to be on the infidel side, And whatever emotion the heai't may feel, To go to no Church is not genteel ; So religion she follows, and such as it is.
Its least obser\'ance she would not miss.
And her t^'the of cmumin, and anise, and mint, She freel}' bestows without any stint.
Her repentance, and prayers, her reading and hearing, Her joying and sorrowing, h()|)ing and fearing.
What to read after What is a Lady?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J T Barker to read onlineMoreLess
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