“ What ! the girl I adore by another embraced
!1
What ! the balm of her breath shall another
man taste ?2
man taste ?2
What ! pressed in the dance by another man’s
knee ?3
knee ?3
What ! panting recline on another than me !4
Sir, she is yours ; you have pressed from the
grape its fine blue,5
grape its fine blue,5
From the rosebud you’ve shaken the tremulous
dew ;6
dew ;6
What you’ve touched you may take, pretty
waltzer—adieu !”7
waltzer—adieu !”7