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 occaſioned thro' fond love, and forward kindneſs.

14. What can be worſe in a houſe, than a horned goodwife, and a hummil goodman, a ſinged cat, and burnt dog, having nothing elſe but diſpeace and a poet's portion, which is perfect poverty

15. Here the goodwife's tongue is a law, and the tongs the ſceptre of her ſupremacy, the children hunt their father as a cur doth a cow in a kail-yard. The wife whiſpers him a cuckold, and all the children may ſay amen, our mother's a whore

16. This is the ſweeteſt of all muſic in the ears of Old Nick, when the goodwife's paſſion breaks out like a flame againſt her huſband; and he with vicious blows, in hot rage, gives her a double downcome, which is commonly caled next to murder, if not ſo.

17. Now are the flames of fleſhly love quenched, and their charity towards each other become as cold as clay; their former love is ſmothered to death in the ſmoke of their wrath, and pride is beeomebecome [sic] their torment and ruin.

E it known to you all poor, proud; and ſpiteful people, that they may mourn till their ſorrow mends them; for Deacon Pride, the De'il's dominie, has fallen from the top of the high tower of vanity into the deep ditch of diſgrace And it is hoped by me and many others, that he ſhall never have confidence to let up his daft-like face among honeſt well thinking people any more in this country; otherwiſe we of the inclarian Sect will oppoſe his doctrine, and ſend him to Conveener Polite to be his director.