A set whose aspirations never rise
Above the triumphs wealth and fashion buys;
Who ape the opinions with devotion blind,
The coats and gowns, of royal debauchees
And their bold paramours from over seas.
How hope a noble womanhood to gain
Nourished upon such stifling airs as these.
Fashion forbids to rise above a plane
That dudes and lah-de-dahs can just attain.