Where the snows of yester-year?

Where are those who used to quote

Nietzsche’s words in dread array?

Where the ancient crones who wrote:

“Women rule through Beauty’s sway”?

And those lovers, where are they,

Who could hold no woman dear

If she had the ballot? Nay!

Where the snows of yester-year?

Prince, inquire no more, I pray,