~173~~ Glimmers in eclipse,--afar's The light of former time. In gorgeous pride and vis-a-vis,{22} A-b-y's orange livry see, The gayest in the clime. Camac and wife, in chariot green, Constant as turtle-doves are seen, With two bronze slaves behind; Next H-tf-d's comely, widow'd dame,{23} With am'rous G------, a favourite name, When G------was true and kind. 22 "The gorgeous A-b-y in the sun-flower's pride." This lady's vis-a-vis by far the most splendidly rich on town. Her footmen (of which there are four on drawing-room days) are a proper emblem of that gaudy flower--bright yellow liveries, black lower garments, spangled and studded. There is a general keeping in this gorgeous equipage, which is highly creditable to the taste of the marchioness, for the marquis, "good easy man," (though a Bruce), he is too much engaged preserving his game at Ro-er-n park, and keeping up the game in St. Stephen's (where his influence is represented by no less than eight "sound men and true"), to attend to these trifling circumstances. This, with a well paid rental of upwards of L100,000 per annum, makes the life of this happy pair pass in an uninterrupted stream of fashionable felicity. 23 The marchioness is said to bear the neglect of a certain capricious friend with much cool philosophy. Soon after the intimacy had ceased, they met by accident. On the sofa, by the side of the inconstant, sat the reigning favourite; the marchioness placed herself (uninvited) on the opposite side: astonishment seized the ****; he rose, made a very graceful bow to one of the ladies, and coolly observed to the marchesa--"If this conduct is repeated, I must decline meeting you in public." This was the cut royal. ~174~~ See S-b-y's peeress, whom each fool Of fashion meets in Sunday school,{24} To chat in learned lore; Where rhyming peers, and letter'd beaus, Blue stocking belles to love dispose, And wit is deem'd a bore. With brave Sir Ronald, toe to toe, See Mrs. M-h-l A-g-lo,{25} Superb equestriana. Next--that voluptuous little dame,{26} Who sets the dandy world in flame, The female Giovanni. Erin's sprightly beauteous belle, Gay Lady G-t-m, and her swell The Yorkshire Whiskerandoes.{27} 24 The dulness of the marchioness's Sunday evening conver- saziones have obtained them the fashionable appellation of the Sunday-school. Lord Byron thought it highly dangerous for any wit to accept a second invitation, lest he should be inoculated with ennui.