They kindly left us a lasting gage

Of their musical art, we 're told;

And the Pandean pipe of the Golden Age

Brings mirth to the Age of Gold.

Dwellers in huts and in marble halls—

From Shepherdess up to Queen-

Cared little for bonnets, and less for shawls,

And nothing for crinoline.

But now Simplicity is not the rage,

And it's funny to think how cold