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Excerpt from A Woman's Revenge, or a Match in Newgate: A Comedy; As It Was Acted at the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields
S oft you've known, when Tragic Scenes were ended, Some beauteous Nymph has from the Grave afiended, Vith Epilogue of Smut to recompence he want of 'pa¿ion, Humour, fit and S en/é 5 o 1, from Newgate Cloyftcrs jujt fit free, m fent our Bays's Advocate to he. Ut, let me die 1'e been jh fiar'd of late, Pith Apprehen/ions of a hanging Fate 5 hat I 'm in'hetter Cue to entertain, Tragic Airspthe filemn Paul Lorain, han greet an Audience in a merry Strain. En Refine/i is jb'dull, as Heav'n jhall hear me; we not one Ounce of Comfort left to cheer me 5 hat damn'd H ide-park has half undone our Trade, nd rohh'd our Ho'ufie of many a rzzig'rous Blade. Now that comes to pay my Rent is; Clerks, and City Prentice; ing J'buths, Shop ¿out, and Ofice done, 21 then come down a merry Crown'. Ut where's the purcha/z: (ff/itch fniv'li'ng Ninnies 5° ifzze me the full-pay Gulls, that hring their. Guineas hen we can treat, (what need I care who know its? Pafior, or fhme ite Poet. Poets, pray you and'his trgin pvare 5, you fhall find Girls with me -and Mother Griffin kind.
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