French heels? Sharp toes? See our feet defaced?
But there was a day when the soldier free
Tied the toe of his shoe to the manly knee—
Yes, and even his waist!
We pad and stuff? Our man looks bolder.
Don’t speak of the time when a bran-filled bunch
Made an English gentleman look like Punch—
But feel of his shoulder!
Feminine Vanity! O ye Gods! Hear to these men!
Vanity’s wide as the world is wide!