XI.

But next to dressing for a rout or ball,

Undressing is a woe; our robe de chambre
May sit like that of Nessus,[775] and recall

Thoughts quite as yellow, but less clear than amber.

Titus exclaimed, "I've lost a day!"[776] Of all

The nights and days most people can remember,

(I have had of both, some not to be disdained,)

I wish they'd state how many they have gained.

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