Gazette Of The United States, & Daily Advertiser

ORIGINAL POETRY.
-No. II.
IMPROMPTU.
On seeing a young Lady, darning Stockings.
Along the stocking's foot, with ease and grace
Your fingers, lovely Mira, when you move,
On them with eye admiring I will gaze,
And drink deep draughts of all resistless love.
Assume thy gloves, my most enchanting fair
When next your stockings you begin to mend
For though full white the hose, they yet appear
As saffron yellow, near thy lily hand.
As constant as your all obedient thread
Does thy bright needle's devious path pursue,
So does each thought of my poor, brainless head
For ever dwell, divine nymph, on you.
Oft as thy needles pierce the yielding hose,
So oft thy beauties pierce my yielding breast
Oh then compassionate my deep felt woes,
And bid awhile the polish'd needle rest.
Or if one idle minute you disdain,
On me be exercis'd your mending art
Yes, lovely maid, to ease me of my pain
Come, darn the hole, that rankles in my heart
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