“Johanna” should have been thy conjure-word
To raise all spirits; thy muses’ nom de plume;
“Johanna” should have learnt thy brook to purl,
Thy pine to sorrow, and thy lark to soar;
And nightingales, forswearing Tereus’ name,
Have charmed thy wakeful midnight with “Johanna.”
JOHANNA
[To Chaucer.]
Roland of Champions! Ringrazio!
Now, pray, what says the other lady?