Whose youthful charms and coquette glance belie
Her stalwart sons, her matron’s voice
Turning again to happy girlish tones,
So well she plays her part. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange, eventful history:
The dowager, with jewels and feathers decked —
Eager to gossip, eager too to hear
The latest scandal; seeing everything
Through glasses darkly; charming to the last,
A wondrous masterpiece of modern art —