And gazed at the piper for thirteen weeks;

Then she follow'd him out o'er the misty leas.

Her sheep follow'd her, as their tails did them

(Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese),

And this song is consider'd a perfect gem,

And as to the meaning, it's what you please.

Charles S. Calverley.

CIMABUELLA

FAIR-TINTED cheeks, clear eyelids drawn