He’s as blind as a bat to cob-webs and dust;

Nor any domestic derangement or rust

Would he notice for worlds, for fear of a muss—

His thoughtfulness truly bewitches.

A buttonless shirt, or a hole in his hose,

He views with happy contentment.

Nor savagely scowls if his best Sunday clothes

Get mussed in the closet; nor blusters nor blows,

Nor curses the rocker for stumping his toes;

My model is free from resentment.