LXXXV.

Aurora, who looked more on books than faces,

Was very young, although so very sage,

Admiring more Minerva than the Graces,

Especially upon a printed page.

But Virtue's self, with all her tightest laces,

Has not the natural stays of strict old age;

And Socrates, that model of all duty,

Owned to a penchant, though discreet, for beauty.

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook