Who guarded their fame, and saw no shame
In walking in low-heeled shoes.
They never shrieked on a platform; they never desired a vote;
They sat in a row and liked things slow,
While they knitted or patched a coat.
They lived with nothing of Latin, and a jolly sight less of Greek,
And made up their books, and changed their cooks
On an average once a week.
They never ventured in hansoms, nor climbed to the topmost 'bus,
Nor talked with a twang in the latest slang;