. St. Nicholas [serial]. UNTO HER PARTNER CURTSIED LOW. 1904.] WHEN DAPHNE DANCED. //;>. ND never recked his MajestyThe urgent matter oversea Was but a little Boston maid,Or that his subject had delayedTo step with stately etiquetteThe measure of a minuet. Somewhere in lavender is laid A faded frock of old brocade; And, locked away from careless hands, Somewhere a silent spinet stands. The age has very much advanced Since those dim days when Daphne danced.

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