V.

We left our hero, Juan, in the bloom
Of favouritism, but not yet in the blush;—
And far be it from my Muses to presume

(For I have more than one Muse at a push),

To follow him beyond the drawing-room:

It is enough that Fortune found him flush

Of Youth, and Vigour, Beauty, and those things

Which for an instant clip Enjoyment's wings.

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