That he who names one, both perchance may hit on:
But in such matters Russia's mighty Empress
Behaved no better than a common sempstress.
LXXVIII.
The whole court melted into one wide whisper,
And all lips were applied unto all ears!
The elder ladies' wrinkles curled much crisper
As they beheld; the younger cast some leers
On one another, and each lovely lisper
Smiled as she talked the matter o'er; but tears