The Compleat Citt: Or, The Man of Fashion.
To the Tune of, Would you b a Man of Fashion.
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I.
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WOu'd you be a Man of Fashion,
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Wou'd you lead a Life Divine?
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Wou'd you be a Man of Fashion,
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wou'd you lead a Life Divine?
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Take a little Dram of Passion,
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in a lusty Bowl of Wine.
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If the Nymph have no Compassion,
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vain it is to sigh and Groan;
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Love was but put in for fashion,
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Wine will do the Work alone.
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II.
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Wou'd you have at your Devotion,
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Gown-Fop Whigs that loves to prate?
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Wou'd you have, etc.
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Gown-Fop, etc.
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Take a Dram of Tonys Notion,
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in a Coffee-Dish of State:
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If the Poyson will not warm you,
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take ye Tea, 'twill do the thing,
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There are States men can inform you
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how to Rule without a King.
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III.
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Wou'd you then be thought most witty,
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wou'd you be a Man of parts?
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Wou'd you be, etc.
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wou'd you, etc.
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Aid the Factious of the City,
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till your Hang'd for your Deserts:
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If your Vertue's not Rewarded,
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for the glorious thing you aim'd;
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And another Saint Recorded,
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Ce------ and Cu------ both be damn'd.
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IV.
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Wou'd you have a New Religion,
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founded on a Plot of State?
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Wou'd you have, etc.
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founded, etc.
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Whisper but with Pra---- Pidgeon,
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in a Dungeon through a Grate:
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If your Soul finds no impression,
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Murdered Godfreys will appear;
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Though there needs no more Confession,
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kiss the Book, and all is clear.
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V.
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Wou'd you have a true Narration,
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how the City first was fir'd;
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Wou'd you, etc.
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how, etc.
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Let the Monuments relation,
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prove the Man, and those they hir'd:
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If the Phoenix was consumed,
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as they say, by Popish Priggs;
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All her pride was re-assumed
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by the Ignoramus-Whigs.
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VI.
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Wou'd you have another Charter,
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you that should be Men of sence?
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Wou'd, etc.
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you that, etc.
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Talk no more of Magna-Charta,
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but relye upon your Prince:
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If you can Repent sincerely,
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Caesar has a God-like mind;
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Purge out Factiousness severely,
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Caesar will be always kind.
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