Nine times in ten 't is but caprice or fashion,
Coquetry, or a wish to take the lead,
The pride of a mere child with a new sash on,
Or wish to make a rival's bosom bleed:
But the tenth instance will be a tornado,
For there's no saying what they will or may do.
LXXVIII.
The reason's obvious: if there's an éclat,
They lose their caste at once, as do the Parias;
And when the delicacies of the Law