"I knew a Lady"

I KNEW a lady when the daysGrew long, and evenings goldened;But I was not emboldenedBy her prompt eyes and winning ways.

And when old Winter nipt the haws,"Another's wife I'll be,And then you'll care for me,"She said, "and think how sweet I was!"

And soon she shone as another's wife:As such I often met her,And sighed, "How I regret her!My folly cuts me like a knife!"

And then, to-day, her husband came,And moaned, "Why did you flout her?Well could I do without her!For both our burdens you are to blame!"