But as “there’s safety” grafted in the number
“Of counsellors,” for men—thus for the sex
A large acquaintance lets not Virtue slumber;
Or should it shake, the choice will more perplex—
Variety itself will more encumber.
’Midst many rocks we guard more against wrecks—
And thus with women: howsoe’er it shocks some’s
Self-love, there’s safety in a crowd of coxcombs.