| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910. | | | | On Lydia Distracted | | By Philip Ayres (1638–1712) |
| | | WITH hairs, which for the wind to play with, hung, | |
| With her torn garments, and with naked feet, | |
| Fair Lydia dancing went from street to street, | |
| Singing with pleasant voice her foolish song. | |
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| On her she drew all eyes in every place, | 5 |
| And them to pity by her pranks did move, | |
| Which turn’d with gazing longer into Love | |
| By the rare beauty of her charming face. | |
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| In all her frenzies, and her mimicries, | |
| While she did Nature’s richest gifts despise, | 10 |
| There active Love did subt’ly play his part. | |
| Her antic postures made her look more gay, | |
| Her ragged clothes her treasures did display, | |
| And with each motion she ensnared a heart. | | | | |
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