In the house for weeks he kept—
Sober—hairless—such a fright!
Not in vain was he deprived
Of his glossy locks, I trow:
With new hair new strength arrived—
He’s a pledged abstainer now!
C. Johns.
Let me Lie Here.
A Parody on “Ask me no more” in The Princess.
Let me lie here; the rain may rot the tree;