Or, for the nonce, two-footed—'twould content them."
He that is versed in points and tricks, like Œdipus,
Hears, and escapes perchance with purse uninjured;
The easy fool gapes, gazes, and—hey! presto!
Both purse and person's gone! —Mitchell.
Alexis. (Book xiii. § 7, p. 894.)
What abject wretches do we make ourselves
By giving up the freedom and delights
Of single life to a capricious woman!