Epistle From Esopus To Maria
as! i feel i am no actor here!”
'tis real hangmen real sces bear!
prepare maria, for a horrid tale
will turn thy very rouge to deadly pale;
will make thy hair, tho' erst from gipsy poll'd,
by barber woven, and by barber sold,
though twisted smooth with harry's care,
like hoary bristles to ered stare.
the hero of the mimic se, no more
i start in hamlet, in othello roar;
or, haughty chieftain, 'mid the din of arms
in highnd bo, woo malvina's charms;
while sans-culottes stoop up the mountain high,
and steal from me maria's prying
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