Araminta of wits and beaux,
Prue of puddings, and Coralie
All of sawdust and spangled shows;
Anna’s the name of names for me.
Fie upon Caroline, Madge, Amelia—
These I reckon the essence of prose!—
Cavalier Katharine, cold Cornelia,
Portia’s masterful Roman nose,
Maud’s magnificence, Totty’s toes,
Poll and Bet with their twang of the sea,