X + 

How well he played the greenhorn’s part + 

To cheat the inexperienced fair, + 

Sometimes by pleasing flattery’s art, + 

Sometimes by ready-made despair; + 

The feeble moment would espy + 

Of tender years the modesty + 

Conquer by passion and address, + 

Await the long-delayed caress. + 

Avowal then ’twas time to pray, + 

Attentive to the heart’s first beating, + 

Follow up love⁠—a secret meeting + 

Arrange without the least delay⁠— + 

Then, then⁠—well, in some solitude + 

Lessons to give he understood! + 