But this she knew; that of the rich wine, aye

He poured 'to Love;' and at the last had fled,

To line, she deemed, the fair one's hall with flowers.

Such was my visitor's tale, and it was true:

For thrice, nay four times, daily he would stroll

Hither, leave here full oft his Dorian flask:

Now—'tis a fortnight since I saw his face.

Doth he then treasure something sweet elsewhere?

Am I forgot? I'll charm him now with charms.

But let him try me more, and by the Fates