63. To Cotilus -
Y OU'RE quite a pretty spark I heard, for many folk maintain it;
What is the meaning of the word? pray, Cotilus, explain it.
" Observe." you say, my curly hair — the style is just invented —
With cinnamon and balsams rare I'm elegantly scented,
I hum the last Egyptian song, the newest dance from Cadiz,
And loll in boudoirs all day long to gossip with the ladies:
My pretty nothings soft and low I whisper with devotion,
My lily hands and gestures show the poetry of motion.
To read and answer little notes make up my daily labours,
In horror of their vulgar coats I always shun my neighbours,
And at the races I can tell the sires of all the winners."
That all, my friend? You can't go on? Then I don't want to see one.
And save in Little Peddington would any choose to be one?
What is the meaning of the word? pray, Cotilus, explain it.
" Observe." you say, my curly hair — the style is just invented —
With cinnamon and balsams rare I'm elegantly scented,
I hum the last Egyptian song, the newest dance from Cadiz,
And loll in boudoirs all day long to gossip with the ladies:
My pretty nothings soft and low I whisper with devotion,
My lily hands and gestures show the poetry of motion.
To read and answer little notes make up my daily labours,
In horror of their vulgar coats I always shun my neighbours,
And at the races I can tell the sires of all the winners."
That all, my friend? You can't go on? Then I don't want to see one.
And save in Little Peddington would any choose to be one?
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