the Divill and the Dogge fight, venture thou thy divill, and I will venture my dog. To conclude, the oxe hide was torne from the fellows backe, and so their knaveryes were discovered, and their cunning shifts layd open to the world. [Footnote 219: Cozening, cheating.] [Footnote 220: Mastiff.] [94.] A Country fellow going down _Ludgate Hill_, his heels by chance slipping from him, fell upon his Breech: one standing by, told him that _London_ Streets were stout and scornful: It may be so, quoth he, yet I made them to kisse my Breech, as stout as they were. The London Ladies Vindication of Top-Knots: With the many Reasons that She shows for the Continuation of the same: As also proving Men to be as Proud as themselves. To the Tune of, _Here I love, There I love_: Or, _The two English Travellers_. Licensed according to Order. Young Women and Damsels that love to go fine, [112.] Come listen a while to this Ditty of mine, In spight of all Poets, brave Girls, we will wear _Our Towers and Top Knots, with Powdered Hair_. I am a young Woman, 'tis very well known, And I am resolv'd to make use of my own, In spight of all Poets, brave Girls, we will wear _A Tower and Top Knot, with Powdered Hair_. They talk of a Calf which was seen in our dress, But let us take Courage, Girls, nevertheless. In spight of those Rumours, we'll constantly wear _A Tower and Top Knot, and Powdered Hair_. We are not such Fools to believe what they say, 'Tis fit that young Women should go fine and gay, In spight of their Bugbears, brave Girls, let us wear, _Rich Towers and Top Knots, with Powdered Hair_. Were we to be Ruled by some sort of Men, We should go like Women of Fourscore and Ten, In spight of those Cox combs, brave Girls, we will wear _Rich Towers and Top Knots, with Powdered Hair_. Like Beautiful Angels we strive to appear, The Hearts of our Husbands in order to cheer, Then what is the Reason that we may not wear _Rich Towers and Top Knots, with Powdered Hair_. [Illustration] If we are the Pleasure and Joy of their Life, Pray when can they take more delight in a Wife, Then at the same time when rich Garments they wear, _With Towers and Top Knots, and Powdered Hair_. We see the young Misses and Jilts of the Town, Have six Stories high, as they walk up and down, Then pray tell me why should not honest Wives wear _Rich Towers and Top Knots, with Powdered Hair_. If we an't as Fine and as Gaudy as they, Who knows but our Husbands might soon run astray, Consider this, Women, and still let us wear _Our Towers and Topknots, with Powdered Hair_. It is but a Folly to tell us of Pride, While we have these Arguments still on our side; As long as we live we will flourishing wear _Rich Towers and Top Knots, with Powdered Hair_.