Citation - Pennsylvania Ledger: 1776.01.20

PL.776.005
20 Jan 1776:41 (52)
From the Lyon's Mouth.
THE CHOICE. Wrote by a young lady.
A man that's neither high nor low, 
In party, or in stature;
No noisy rake, or fickle beau, 
That's used to cringe and flatter.
And let him be no learned fool, 
That nods o'er musty books;
Who eats and drinks, and lives by rule, 
And weighs my words and looks.
Let him be easy, frank, and gay, 
Of dancing never tir'd'
Always t'have something smart to say.
But silent if required. [signed] E. B.