But Adeline was far from that ripe age,

Whose ripeness is but bitter at the best:

'Twas rather her Experience made her sage,

For she had seen the World and stood its test,

As I have said in—I forget what page;

My Muse despises reference, as you have guessed

By this time;—but strike six from seven-and-twenty,

And you will find her sum of years in plenty.