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Poem
April 24, 1772
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A satirical song addressing faithful lovers, scorning the coquette who toys with hearts through vain arts, leading to her derided life and neglected death.
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The COQUETTE.
CONSTANT swains and lasses true,
Hear my song, I sing to you.
Every fond and faithful pair
Scorn alike the jilting fair;
Who with vain coquettish arts,
Makes a Trade of hunting hearts:
For every coxcomb sighs by turns,
And now for this, now that one burns;
And fickle as the vernal breeze,
Sighs for every fop she sees.
Curs'd with a form that might inspire
Enfeebled age with youthful fire;
Resolving on that single part,
With not one charm to please the heart,
In Folly's endless maze she flies,
Derided lives, neglected dies.
CONSTANT swains and lasses true,
Hear my song, I sing to you.
Every fond and faithful pair
Scorn alike the jilting fair;
Who with vain coquettish arts,
Makes a Trade of hunting hearts:
For every coxcomb sighs by turns,
And now for this, now that one burns;
And fickle as the vernal breeze,
Sighs for every fop she sees.
Curs'd with a form that might inspire
Enfeebled age with youthful fire;
Resolving on that single part,
With not one charm to please the heart,
In Folly's endless maze she flies,
Derided lives, neglected dies.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Coquette
Jilting Fair
Hunting Hearts
Fickle Sighs
Folly Maze
Poem Details
Title
The Coquette.
Subject
The Coquette
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Constant Swains And Lasses True,
Hear My Song, I Sing To You.
Who With Vain Coquettish Arts,
Makes A Trade Of Hunting Hearts:
In Folly's Endless Maze She Flies,
Derided Lives, Neglected Dies.