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68 Plumcake is seen o'er smaller pastry ware, And ice on that; so Phillis does appear In playhouse and in park, above the rest Of belles mechanick, elegantly drest. . And yet Crepundia, that conceited fair, Amid her toys, affects a saucy air, And views me hourly with a scornful eye. . She might as well with bright Cleora vie. . With this large petticoat I strive in vain To hide my folly past, and coming pain; 'Tis now no secret; she, and fifty more, Observe the symptoms I had once before: A second babe at Wapping must be plac'd, When I scarce bear the charges of the last. . What I could raise I sent; a pound of plums, Five shillings, and a coral for his gums; Tomorrow I intend him something more. . I sent a frock and pair of shoes before. . However, you shall home with me to night, Forget your cares, and revel in delight. I have in store a pint or two of wine, Some cracknels, and the remnant of a chine. And now on either side, and all around, The weighty shopboards fall, and bars resound; Each ready semstress slips her pattins on, And ties her hood, preparing to be gone.

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