The Bab Ballads, with Which Are Included Songs of a Savoyard

by W. S. Gilbert

"I've time to lose and power to choose;

'Tis not so much the gallant who woos

As the gallant's way of wooing!"

A lover came riding by awhile,

A wealthy lover was he, whose smile

Some maids would value greatly—

A formal lover, who bowed and bent,

With many a high-flown compliment,

And cold demeanour stately.