Then comes the reflection as to the eyes of women, profoundly true and observant, contained in the last two verses of the first stanza:—
“Et ces yeux où plus rien ne reste d’animal
Que juste assez pour dire ‘assez’ aux fureurs mâles!”
Then the next stanza:—
“Et toujours, maternelle endormeuse des râles,
Même quand elle ment—.”
Here is the creature who could be both nurse and courtesan—concise and convincing classification.
Then he continues relating how, as man as well as poet, he has vibrated to the clear soprano of
“Cette voix! Matinal