GOLDWIN SMITH

FLOSSY (WITH HER OWN PORTRAIT) TO HER MISTRESS

ON HER WEDDING DAY

OF all the tiny race of Skye,

The prettiest, so friends say, am I;

My name is Flossy, well-bestowed,

A silkier coat Skye never shewed!

With sable back, and silver head,

Blue bow, and feathery paws outspread,