(_With Apologies to the Author of "Another Woman's Eyes," in the
"Illustrated News."_)
Beautiful ears, indeed, beautiful ears!
(She must be growing blind to think them fine!)
Had you been wiser in those by-gone years,
They might have--heard the lectures lost on mine.
I only wish they had! (But no, no, no;
I'd rather list long nights to Caudle-shine,
Than let those beautiful ears--she calls them so--
List some "soft nothings" murmured into mine!)
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