And all the junctures of her frame are loose,

'Tis easy both to see and spit upon her;

And she will go to any drinking-bout;

And take a crown-piece, aye, or e'en a sixpence,

And welcome all men, be they old or young.

Nay, she's become so tame, my dearest sir,

She'll even take the money from your hand. —Walsh.


Plato. (Book xiii. § 56, p. 940.)

Archianássa's my own one,