Life, 1885-12-10 · page 14 of 34
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A. D. 1885. “*Varium et mutabile semper femina."— Virgil. IGHTLY she mocked him with jest and quip, ~ Anda curl of her red, disdainful lip; Lightly she laughed, as he rode away In the golden gleam of a dying day. Spurring his steed with a tightened rein At the sound of her gay Auf wredersehen, And cursing the cruel Fate that set His heart at the feet of a vain coquette. But the restless hound she held in check Felt the hand that lay on his shaggy neck Quiver and stir, while the shadows grew Dusky and dark in the tremulous blue Of her April eyes, and a weary sigh Broke unawares in her airy cry: “ Aye, these are the times of Greed and Gold, And Love is a fashion too old—too old!" MEW, comicbooks.com