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Poem
July 22, 1882
Daily Republican
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
Humorous ballad satirizing a stylish, flirtatious coquette through the narrator's observations of her photograph by Sarony, ending with a warning envoy about her aversion to marriage.
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BALLAD OF A COQUETTE.
She wears a most bewitching bang,-
Gold curls made captive in a net;
Her dresses with precision hang;
Her hat observes the stylish set;
She has a poodle for a pet,
And drives a dashing drag and pony;
I know it though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
Her phrases all are fraught with slang,
The very latest she can get;
She sings the song that Patience sang,
Can whistle airs from Olivette,
And, in the waltz, perhaps, might let
You squeeze her hand, with gums all stony
I know it, though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
Her heart has never felt love's pang,
Nor known a momentary fret;
Want never wounds her with his fang;
She likes to run Papa in debt;
She'll smoke a slender cigarette
Sub rosa with a favored crony:
I know it, though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
ENVOY.
Princess, beware this gay coquette!
She has no thoughts of matrimony:
I know it, though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
She wears a most bewitching bang,-
Gold curls made captive in a net;
Her dresses with precision hang;
Her hat observes the stylish set;
She has a poodle for a pet,
And drives a dashing drag and pony;
I know it though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
Her phrases all are fraught with slang,
The very latest she can get;
She sings the song that Patience sang,
Can whistle airs from Olivette,
And, in the waltz, perhaps, might let
You squeeze her hand, with gums all stony
I know it, though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
Her heart has never felt love's pang,
Nor known a momentary fret;
Want never wounds her with his fang;
She likes to run Papa in debt;
She'll smoke a slender cigarette
Sub rosa with a favored crony:
I know it, though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
ENVOY.
Princess, beware this gay coquette!
She has no thoughts of matrimony:
I know it, though we've never met,-
I've seen her picture by Sarony.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Coquette
Ballad
Fashion
Sarony
Flirtation
Poem Details
Title
Ballad Of A Coquette.
Subject
Description Of A Fashionable Coquette
Key Lines
I Know It, Though We've Never Met,
I've Seen Her Picture By Sarony.
Princess, Beware This Gay Coquette!
She Has No Thoughts Of Matrimony:
I Know It, Though We've Never Met,
I've Seen Her Picture By Sarony.