INTHEALBUMOFMISSDAUBENY

inthealbumofmissdaubeny

i

somepoetsbypoeticlaw

havebeautiespraised,theyneversaw;

andsungofkittys,andofnancys,

whosecharmsbutlivedintheirownfancies.

soi,tokeepmymuseagoing,

thatwillinglywouldstillbedoing,

acanzonetortwomusttry

inpraiseof—prettydaubeny.

ii

butwhethersheindeedbecomely,

oronlyverygoodandhomely,

ofmyowneyesicannotsay;

itrusttoemmaisola.

butsureithinkhervoiceistuneful,

assmoothestbirdsthatsinginjunefull;

forelsewouldstrangelydisagree

theflowingnameof—daubeny.

iii

ihearthatsheabookhathgot—

aswhatyoungdamselnowhathnot,

inwhichtheyscribblefavoritefancies,

copiedfrompoemsorromances?

andprettiestdraughts,ofherdesign,

aboutthecuriousalbumshine;

andthereforesheshallhaveforme

thestyleof—tastefuldaubeny.

iv

thusfarihavetakenonbelieving;

butwelliknowwithoutdeceiving,

thatinherheartshekeepsalivestill

oldschool-daylikings,whichsurvivestill

inspiteofabsence—worldlycoldness—

andthereoncanmymusetakeboldness

tocrownherotherpraisesthree

withpraiseof—friendlydaubeny.