Rhyme? and reason? . ATALANTA IN CAM DEN-TOWN. Ay, twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore,Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore,Nor reply to my tenderest talk She had heard all thatnonsense before. Shed the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash her heart, as I thought,Was alive to my passion;And she d done up her hair in the style that theEmpress had brought into fashion. ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN. 16 Q —. I had been to the play With my pearl of a Peri—But, for all I could say, She declared she was weary,That the place was so crowded and hot, and shecouldnt abide that
Rhyme? and reason? . ATALANTA IN CAM DEN-TOWN. Ay, twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore,Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore,Nor reply to my tenderest talk She had heard all thatnonsense before. Shed the brooch I had bought And the necklace and sash her heart, as I thought,Was alive to my passion;And she d done up her hair in the style that theEmpress had brought into fashion. ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN. 16 Q —. I had been to the play With my pearl of a Peri—But, for all I could say, She declared she was weary,That the place was so crowded and hot, and shecouldnt abide that Dundreary. Then I thought Tis for me That she whines and she whimpers ! And it soothed me to seeThose sensational simpers, 1 8 8 A TALANTA IN CAMDEN- TO WN. And 1 said This is scrumptious ! —a phrase I hadlearned from the Devonshire shrimpers. And I vowed Twill be said I m a fortunate fellow,When the breakfast is spread,When the topers are mellow,When the foam of the bride-cake is white, and thefierce orange-blossoms are yellow ! 0 that languishing yawn !O those eloquent eyes ! 1 was drunk with the dawnOf a splendid surmise— 1 was stung by a look, I was slain by a tear, by atempest of sighs. And I whispered uTis time!Is not Love at its deepest?Shall we squander Lifes prime,While thou waitest and weepest?Let us settle it, License or Banns?—though undoubtedlyBanns are the cheapest. A TALANTA IN CAMDEN- TO \VN I 89 Ah
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