As she sauntered on, there at her feet
She would find that lambkin—bless
The dear!—treading on her dainty dress,
Her dainty dress, fresh and neat—
White as snow.
Mr. Algernon C. Swinburne’s Idea.
Villanelle.
Dewy-eyed with shimmering hair,
Maiden and lamb were a sight to see,