Next VIRTUE, pausing; — (for she knew
The places were but very few,
Where she could fairly hope to stay
Till her companions came that way;)
"Pass by (she cry'd) the court, the ball,
"The masquerade and carnival,
"Where all in false disguise appear,
"But Vice, whose face is ever bare;
"'Tis ten to one, I am not there.
"CAELIA, the loveliest maid on earth!
"I've been her friend, e'er since her birth;
"Perfection in her person charms,
"And virtue all her bosom warms;
"A matchless pattern for the fair:
"Her dwelling seek, you'll find me there."