A Sequel to Don Juan — page 98: what you’re looking at

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DON JUAN. 89 XLI. He vowed that he would love her evermore— That she alone should in his mind hold place ; And now th’ exchange cf promises was o’er— They had indulged in one last fond embrace : Juan, afraid to linger, sought the door ; Heavens ! in the narrow passage, face to face, He met the injured husband of the dame From the enjoyments of whose arms he came ! XLII. It is a very awkward thing to meet A lion in a wild—a shark at sea— A mad-bull or a bailiff in the street— An anaconda in an Indian tree: None of these things can be esteemed a treat ; But p’r’aps the reader will admit with me That each or all are preferable before An outraged husband in a corridor. XLIV. As sudden squalls sweep o’er the placid main, As torrents through the fertile valley gush, So did the truth unto Lord Henry’s brain, Scattering all former bright impressions, rush. Juan, impatient a retreat to gain, Passed by his lordship with a sudden Pay. Knocked down a bronze Lord Chatham* that stood there, And safely made his way unto the stair. * The reader will have the kindness to recollect that these incidents occurred in or about the year 1791, the siege of Ismael having taken place in 1790, after which event Don Juan resided a few months at the Russian court previous to his journey to England. See Byron’s ‘‘ Don Juan.’’ CODnmicloOoks.conn