With whom but close-pluck'd sirens ranks she? woman
In face and voice; but in her feet—a blackbird.
But why enlarge my nomenclature? Sphinx is
A common name for all: on her enigma
Is moulded all their speech: love, fealty,
Affection,—these are terms drop clear enough
From them, but at their heels comes a request,
Wrapt up in tortuous phrase of nice perplexity.
(Mimics.)—"A four-foot couch perchance would grace their chamber!
Their needs forsooth require a chair—three-footed,