“And so he daily left her side
To travel o’er the ocean far”
Dame Rumor
I should like to remark that Dame Rumor
Is the most unalluring of jades.
She has little or no sense of humor,
And her fables are worse than George Ade’s.
(Or rather, I mean, if the reader prefers,
That the fables of Ade are much better than hers!)
Her appearance imbues one with loathing,