Man may escape from rope and gun;
Nay, some have out-liv'd the doctor's pill;
Who takes a woman must be undone,
That basilisk is sure to kill.
The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets,
So he that tastes woman, woman, woman,
He that tastes woman, ruin meets.
More verses by John Gay
- Trivia ; Or, The Art Of Walking The Streets Of London : Book Iii
- The Shepherd's Week : Tuesday; Or, The Ditty
- The Shepherd's Week : Saturday; Or, The Flights
- The Shepherd's Week : Friday; Or, The Dirge
- Trivia ; Or, The Art Of Walking The Streets Of London : Book Ii.