A short peregrination, something new,

A rush to country and to town ta-ta,

For benefits obtained but from afar;

So 'twas arranged, when they could choose the hour,

To make a fourfold pounce upon papa,

And use the utmost of persuasive “flour,”

For all such daughters have this undefinéd power.

XVI.

'Twould be as well perhaps to mention here

A fact you all no doubt are sure to know,

'Tis necessary oftentimes to steer

Clear of surrounding difficulties, so

When an especial object lies below

The precision of your kindness and attention,

Snatch the right time (a glance may serve to show

If in a mood for jesting or dissension,

Domestic trials are too numerous to mention).[7]

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XVII.

It may be p'raps a trifling mauvaise humeur,

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