_As_, _to the pipe_, _with rhythmic feet_
_In windings of some old-world dance_,
_The smiling couples cross and meet_,
_Join hands_, _and then in line advance_,
_So_, _to these fair old tunes of France_,
_Through all their maze of to-and-fro_,
_The light-heeled numbers laughing go_,
_Retreat_, _return_, _and ere they flee_,
_One moment pause in panting row_,
_And seem to say—Vos plaudite_!