Demure, respectable and staid.
So, Mable, darling, do beware
Of that gay sportsman’s cunning snare,
And as your hand and heart’s his mark.
Just bid your heart emit the spark!
Upon the opposite page are traced the ensuing lines to Fanny Gordon.
Sweet Fanny! deep within my “heart of hearts,”
A true and holy sentiment hath birth,
Which there must ever dwell till life departs —
Respect and reverence for thy modest worth!