An ornate rectangular headpiece featuring floral and geometric patterns. In the center is a small oval medallion containing a profile portrait of a man.

TOM JONES,

LYRIC COMEDY.

ACT ONE.

SCENE ONE.

How the duties you impose upon me,
Sad reason, are filled with rigor! ($b$)
You groan: Sophie ($c$) & you dare not
Question ($d$) yourself about your sorrow ($e$)
When beneath your fingers the roses are born,
The thorns are in your heart.

($b$) She threads a needle.
($c$) She pricks the needle in from above.
($d$) She pricks it in from below.
($e$) She pulls it through from above & looks at her work.