The spot whereon ringlets of raven once growed,

Ere I sainted that Bourbon, the good Jesse James,

And saved brother Frank from the high scaffolds claims.

Jobbery,

Snobbery,

All I’d eschew,

For the ravishing moment I snatched kiss from you.

O that kiss! that staccato-like thud!

Sound as when cow pulls her hoof from the mud.

Nicolini stood by, but I cared not a whit