Their dainty lips can sip ice-cream,

Their dainty lips can sip ice-cream,

 

Or open with convulsive scream,

Or open with convulsive scream,

 

Whene'er they meet the farmer's cow,

Whene'er they meet the farmer's cow,

 

The ox, or steer, which draws the plough.

The ox, or steer, which draws the plough.

 

Should the mechanic's labor cease,

Should the mechanic's labor cease,

 

'Twould wound their pride—destroy their peace;

'Twould wound their pride—destroy their peace;

 

Their flaunting garments, light and frail,

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