"MILESTONES."
(Ladies of the coloured hair school are reported to be painting dragons on their cheeks in place of complexion spots.)
When the world was very young
And agog with derring-do,
Knights went courting maids who hung
Chained, for dragons' teeth to chew;
Found their lass, and set her free,
Having duly on the spot
Slain the dragon (or, maybe,