The fact that the following verses are heard to-day proves their
"convenience," to say the least, for they were written by William
Livingston in 1747:----
Mine be the pleasure of a rural life,
From noise remote, and ignorant of strife,
Far from the painted belle and white-gloved beau,
The lawless masquerade, and midnight show,
From lapdogs, courtiers, garters, stars,
Fops, fiddlers, tyrants, emperors, and czars!
--_Christian Advocate_
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