To the serious alarm of the fair Maiden’s Blush.[60]
The day now arrived, and at nine of the night,
The glow-worm being hired the highways to light,
The guests ’gan to assemble, and each was announced
By the Herald,[61] who loudly their names all pronounced.
The Ermine,[62] a lady of noble degree,
Introduced a long train of her large family;
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Some in Muslin,[63] some Satin,[64] were chastely arrayed,
While the Emerald,[65] the Pearl,[66] and the Mocha[67] displayed
Their jewels so costly, that poor Burnished Brass[68]