THE
Modish Dancing-Master
OR, THE
Boarding School MISS,
To a Pleasant Tune, call'd, A New Minuet.
Licensed according to Order.
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Make your Honors Miss, first to the Gentry here,
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Now to me, Child, brisk without fear;
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Airy and Easie, with a fine gentle Mien,
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Very well done Miss, that's my brave Queen:
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Raise up your body Miss, and look up with your eyes
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Then all the Gallants here you will surprise.
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Hold up your Head, Miss, and you will all excell,
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Wipe your Nose, Child; So, very well:
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When I press on you, pray be sure to take care
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To fall back, easie, and do not stare;
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Keep out your Toes too, and you will quickly dance
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Better than Madame Moyse[l]le of France.
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Bear your Hips swimmingly, Miss, that you may get praise,
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Keep your Eyes languishing, sweetly always;
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Fie! where's your Ears, Miss, quicker, come this way
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Leave off your Jerking; now bend and bow;
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Keep your Knees open, mind what I say to you, now
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Else all the teaching on Earth will not do.
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Go fetch your Castre-Nets, and put 'em quickly on,
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You'll learn a Saraband e're it be long:
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Try now, begin Child, Joy to Great Cesar, here,
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Snap now your Fingers, Miss, fie take care:
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Coopee once more, Oh! you creep like a Mouse,
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And all this Dancing's not worth a Louse.
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Pray tell your Mother Miss, that your Quarter's up
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That I intend with her to Sup:
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Begin, again Child, mind now your Boree too,
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And keep your Hands, Miss, mind what you do;
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Now you do well Miss, do this so once again,
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And I shall have no cause to complain.
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Walk your Corant before your Minuet,
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Oh! I forgot, you learnt it not yet:
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Come then do Pasby, 'tis much in fashion here,
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And 'tis applauded by all that's here;
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If you but mind it, you can do prettily,
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As you can Sing, Miss, well, prithee try.
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If you will love me, Miss, I will love you well,
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You shall Dance rarely, and all excell,
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You are a Fortune, and should be married, Miss,
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And'tis high time you think on this;
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Give your consent, and do not stand in awe,
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And I will give you my Tol-derry-Dough.
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