The Bas Bleu (1786) [ People / Practices ]
… frigid Beau! Ah! luckless fair, 'Tis not for you that studied air; Ah! not for you that sidelong glance, And all that charming nonchalance; Ah! not for you the three long hours He worshipp'd the Cosmetic powers; That finish'd head which … be, To warm the snows of Rhodope: Too cold to feel, too proud to feign, For him you're wise and fair in vain; In vain to charm him you intend, Self is his object, aim, and end. Chill shade of that affected Peer, Who dreaded Mirth, come safely … spoke! Her potent wand the Circle broke: The social Spirits hover round, And bless the liberated ground. Ask you what charms this gift dispense? 'Tis the strong spell of COMMON SENSE. Away dull Ceremony flew, And with her bore Detraction …
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