The Bowdoin quill . rs gay, The dreamy Waltz, the Polkas glide,And Tucker with its romp and rout, Or Schottische with its trip and slide ;The Portland Fancys merry whirl, The Waltz again, or Two-Step light*Tis mirth and music all about* We hold our masquerade to-night* THE BOWDOIN QUILL 313 And figures fair and figures brave Flit through the gay enchanted scene:Quaint Mother Goose in scarlet gown. The guardsmen with their gallant mein,The wood-nymph and the flower-girl, The major with moustaches gray,Old Uncle S., in starry vest, The Georgian, and the jester gay* What though the winds blocw iv
The Bowdoin quill . rs gay, The dreamy Waltz, the Polkas glide,And Tucker with its romp and rout, Or Schottische with its trip and slide ;The Portland Fancys merry whirl, The Waltz again, or Two-Step light*Tis mirth and music all about* We hold our masquerade to-night* THE BOWDOIN QUILL 313 And figures fair and figures brave Flit through the gay enchanted scene:Quaint Mother Goose in scarlet gown. The guardsmen with their gallant mein,The wood-nymph and the flower-girl, The major with moustaches gray,Old Uncle S., in starry vest, The Georgian, and the jester gay* What though the winds blocw ivild without ? Within the hall tis all alight; Tis mirth and music all about: We hold our masquerade to-night. The witching hours wane too soon, The music dies with lingering strain,The dancers leave the world of dreams To live the world of life again*Oh, many a wintry wind has blown, And many a masker far has strayed,But still, mid memories sweet, we own The glamor of that masquerade* — Arthur Huntington Nason, 99.
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