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 What is still more surprising, she could spell Most of our longest English words off hand; Was quite familiar in Low Dutch and Spanish, And thought of studying modern Greek and Danish.

She sang divinely: and in "Love's young dream" And "Fanny dearest," and "The soldier's bride;" And every song, whose dear delightful theme, Is "Love, still love," had oft till midnight tried Her finest, loftiest "pigeon-wings" of sound, Waking the very watchmen far around.

For her pure taste in dress, I can appeal to Madame Bouquet, and Monsieur Pardessus; She was, in short, a woman you might kneel to, If kneeling were in fashion; or if you Were wearied of your duns and single life, And wanted a few thousands and a wife.