The Cat that sings.

The University News Sheet. St. Andrew’s. March 3, 1886.

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The Villanelle.

(For the original Villanelle, by Jean Passerat, see [page 66].)

Jean Passerat, I like thee well—

Thou sang’st a song beyond compare—

But I’ve not lost a tourterelle:

Nor can I write a villanelle—

Thou did’st—and for that Jewel rare,