Than with five hundred of his fellow-men!

In all things we excel! Believing this,

A hundred maidens here have sworn to place

Their feet upon his neck. If we succeed,

We'll treat him better than he treated us:

But if we fail, why then let hope fail too!

Let no one care a penny how she looks—

Let red be worn with yellow—blue with green—

Crimson with scarlet—violet with blue!

Let all your things misfit, and you yourselves,