Fondly we hope ’twill last for aye,
When, lo! she changes in a day.
This record will forever stand,
“Woman, thy vows are trac’d in sand.”
Lord Byron.
A COUNTRY HOUSE PARTY
THE gentlemen got up betimes to shoot
Or hunt: the young, because they liked the sport—
The first thing boys like after play and fruit;
The middle-aged to make the day more short;