Oh! stay,—oh! stay!

Alas! ’tis now too late to take

Revenge on rogues so wide awake

As these embarking here!

From The St. James’s Gazette, March 5, 1881.

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RICH AND RARE WERE THE GEMS SHE WORE.

Rich and rare were the gems she wore,

And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore;

But oh! her beauty was far beyond