CLXXVIII.

A hint, in tender cases, is enough;

Silence is best: besides, there is a tact [80]

(That modern phrase appears to me sad stuff,

But it will serve to keep my verse compact)—

Which keeps, when pushed by questions rather rough,

A lady always distant from the fact:

The charming creatures lie with such a grace,

There's nothing so becoming to the face.

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