That hangs on the altar overhead,
And outshines the candles at night;
She sheds an equal light on all,
But without her light, no shadows fall.”
He was no believer in the morality of the aristocratic classes, and alludes to the laxity of social rules and the spread of syphilis in the following lines:
“Aussi la femme a beau changer
Un familier a l’etranger,
L’etranger au premier venu,
Toujours son cas est maintenu
En son entier, si d’aventure