At the muslined lattice in the drooping eve,

Whisper from the casement

If that blushing face meant,

“At the cottage basement,

Gallant, halt, I come to thee; I come to never leave.”

But if those coy lashes

Stir for whoso dashes

Past the scented window in the fading light,

Close the lattice, sweetest;

Darkness were discreetest;