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Again (see chapter on _The Ball_) The Boldest Metaphor grows tame; Superlatives abjectly crawl Back to their lexicon in shame, And Synonyms in shrieking chorus Take refuge in the deep Thesaurus.
But every cloud that bars the sun They say with silverwear is lined; And tho' they felt they were Undone, Their Highnesses were cheered to find At midnight when their Robes took wings, They kept their -- well, their Other Things.