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PC.773.117
6-13 Sep 1773:1361 (348)
ADVICE TO A YOUNG LADY, ON SEEING HER DANCE.
O! may you walk, as years advance,
Smooth and erect as now your dance;
May you on each important stage,
From bloom of youth to wither'd age,
Assert your claim to merit's prize,
And, as at present, charm our eyes;
Observant of decorum's laws,
And moving with the same applause,
May you, thro' life's perplexing maze,
Direct your steps with equal praise;
Its intricate meanders trace
With regularity and grace;
From the true figure never swerve,
And time in every step observe;
Give ear to harmony and reason,
Nor make one motion out of season!
Thus will life's current gently flow,
And pour forth every bliss below;
Till, nature failing, ebb shall bring
Death with his dart--but not his sting!
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