And all the incidental little thats,[215]—
In eighteen months she could with moderate ease
Encounter creditably the “Surprise.”[216]
And now, in turn, the dancing-master ’d come,
Release his gloves and make himself “at home;”
Unsheath his violin, then draw its bow,—
With “this” and “that” and “simply so-and-so,”—
So that he manag’d (medium-way) to please;
And deem’d, no doubt, he justly earn’d his fees.
At the appointed season of the week,