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102 I've too asked young gentlemen, Who are far from haughty, And whose purses are all well-stocked, Well behaved, not naughty. These especially I asked, All proposed attending. Johnny, go and look around! Are they hither wending?

Men I summoned with respect, Who their own wives treasure; Who in ogling other Fair Never take a pleasure. To my greetings they replied, All proposed attending. Johnny, go and look around! Are they hither wending?

Then to make our joy complete, Poets I invited, Who love others' songs far more Than what they've indited. All acceded to my wish, All proposed attending. Johnny, go and look around! Are they hither wending?

Not a single one appears, None seem this way posting. All the soup boils fast away, Joints are over-roasting. Ah, I fear that we have been Rather too unbending! Johnny, tell me what you think! None are hither wending.