Page:A Legend of Camelot, Pictures and Poems, etc. George du Maurier, 1898.djvu/45

 THE CONTRAST.

HEN the mirror politely stood still for a space,

And she viewed herself there in that reeking old place,

While the tribes clustered, grinning, all round her sweet face,

Such a picture was framed as one don't often see;

On our Catalogue's margin we sketched her, pro tem.,

And just added those lively descendants of Shem

For a background—the brighter and fairer the gem,

The darker and plainer the setting should be!