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Poem
May 1, 1823
Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A satirical ballad narrating the life of a village coquette who flirts with various men—parson, merchant, lawyer, squire, captain—but loses them all to others, ending in her lonely death.
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POETRY.
THE VILLAGE COQUETTE.
The partner of partners, the belle of the ball,
And caring for none, though I smil'd upon all,
I flirted, a season, with all that I saw.
The parson, the merchant, the limb of the law.
The squire and the captain were fish in my net,
Which gain'd me the name of the Village
Coquette.
Years gather'd, and robb'd me of swain after
Swain;
Time snaps, link by link, the most obdurate
chain.
The parson ador'd a rich widow of Kew,
The merchant ran off with the niece of a Jew,
The lawyer elop'd, being rather in debt,
And the squire "stole away" from the Village
Coquette.
The captain, false pirate! for life took in tow
A wharfinger's daughter at Stratford-le-Bow.
When lo! pert and priggish, all congees and
shrugs,
Approach'd to adore me—a dealer in drugs!
I shudder'd—I sicken'd—I paid nature's debt,
And died, sad and single, a Village Coquette.
London Monthly Magazine.
THE VILLAGE COQUETTE.
The partner of partners, the belle of the ball,
And caring for none, though I smil'd upon all,
I flirted, a season, with all that I saw.
The parson, the merchant, the limb of the law.
The squire and the captain were fish in my net,
Which gain'd me the name of the Village
Coquette.
Years gather'd, and robb'd me of swain after
Swain;
Time snaps, link by link, the most obdurate
chain.
The parson ador'd a rich widow of Kew,
The merchant ran off with the niece of a Jew,
The lawyer elop'd, being rather in debt,
And the squire "stole away" from the Village
Coquette.
The captain, false pirate! for life took in tow
A wharfinger's daughter at Stratford-le-Bow.
When lo! pert and priggish, all congees and
shrugs,
Approach'd to adore me—a dealer in drugs!
I shudder'd—I sicken'd—I paid nature's debt,
And died, sad and single, a Village Coquette.
London Monthly Magazine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Village Coquette
Flirtation
Abandonment
Satirical Ballad
Lonely Death
Poem Details
Title
The Village Coquette.
Key Lines
I Shudder'd—I Sicken'd—I Paid Nature's Debt,
And Died, Sad And Single, A Village Coquette.