 | 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition |  |
THE DEVIL ABROAD.
The Devil now is quite a dainty fop,
He learns his lessons in the modern school,
And has his coat acutely cut by Poole,
While as to fashion he is at the top;
He learns his lessons in the modern school,
And has his coat acutely cut by Poole,
While as to fashion he is at the top;
Of course he never, never talks of “shop,”
And fire and brimstone are no more his rule,
He lets such disagreeable subjects drop,
And goes abroad like men and plays the fool
And fire and brimstone are no more his rule,
He lets such disagreeable subjects drop,
And goes abroad like men and plays the fool
You hear him in the drawing room of deans,
Discoursing low to maidens in their teens,
And dowagers he helps to cheat at cards;
Discoursing low to maidens in their teens,
And dowagers he helps to cheat at cards;
He spins melodious nonsense off by yards,
Or if avowing little much be means,
And prompts the lies and lusts of barren bards
Or if avowing little much be means,
And prompts the lies and lusts of barren bards
| 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition | |