Edgar Fawcett

“ Observe that frown
"Just flickering in the Duke's gaze, and no more;
He knows this London smart set to its core.
"He knows that here is not the sole Lord Guy
His glacial Duchess may be melted by.
"'Dollars for dignities,' the bargain read;
'Twas clinched. What wonder now that he should dread
"Some shattering blow from circumstance?—espy
The insidious feet of Nemesis draw nigh? . . .
"Come, it grows damper as the sun droops low—
These treacherous Maytide evenings chill one so. ”

“ At castle and park and manor, by-and-by.'
"Look! that consummate horseman, Sir Guy Vane,
Close at her carriage wheel draws courteous rein.
"She nods and smiles; there's not a man in town
Wickeder than Sir Guy. ”