78 Satirical Poems, XVIf. Sometimes indeed, like soldiers off pa- rade, They break their ranks and gladly leave the drill; But then the roll-call draws them back afraid, And they must be or seem what they were: still Doubtless it is a brillant masquerade; But when of the first sight you have had your fill, It palls — at least it did so upon me, This Paradise of Pleasure and Ennui. XVIII. When we have made our: love, and gamed our gaming, Drest, voted, shone, and may be, something more; With dandies dined; heard senators de- claiming; Seen beauties brought to market by the score; Sad rakes to sadder husbands chastely taming; There’s little left but to be bored or bore. Witness those ,.ci-decanl jeunes homines" who stem The stream, nor leave the world which leaveth them. XIX. ’Tis said — indeed a general complaint — That no one has succeeded in des- cribing The Monde, exactly as they ought to to paint. Some say, that authors only snatch, by bribing The porter, some slight scandals strange and quaint, To furnish matter for their moral gibing; And that their hooks have but one style in common — My lady’s prattle, filter’d through her woman. XX. But this can’t well be true, just now; for writers Are grown of the Beau Monde a part potential: I've seen them balance even the scale with fighters, Especially when young, for that’s essential. Why do their sketches fail them as in- diters Of what they deem themselves most consequential — The real portrait of the highest tribe? ’Tis that, in fact, there’s little to describe. xvn. Undertiden, vist nok, lige som Soldaterudcn for Parade, || Bryde de Linierne og ere glade veil at forlade Exercisen; || Men saa drager Monster Rolie Opraabet dem forskraikkede til- bage || Og de maa vaire eller synes hvad de vare, ailigevel || Udentvivi er det en brillant Masquerade; || Men, naar af det fiirstc Syn du liar faaet nok || Saa overmaitter det — i det Mindste gjordc det saa ved mig || Dette For- lystelsens og Kjaidsomhedens Paradiis. XVIII. Naar vi have havt vore Elskovsliandeler og spillet vore Hazardspil, || Have klaedt os paa, voteret, skinnet, og, kanskee noget mere; || Spist til Middag mod Dandier; hdrt Senatorer declamere ; || Seet Skjdnheder brngte til Torvs i Sneeseviis, || Som kydskt tamime slcmme Udhalere til slettere £gtemeend; || Saa er der lidet Movers uden at plages eller plage*) || Dette viser sigpaa de ,,ci-devant jeunes hom- ines" som kjiempe || Med Strommen, og ei forlade Verden som forlader dem. XIX. Man siger — det er i Sandhcd en alminde- lig Klage — || At det ikke er lykkedes nogen at beskrive || Monde (Modeverdenen) ndjag- tigt som den burde males; || Nogle sige, at Forfatternc kun rapse til sig ved at bestikke || Portneren, nogle ubetydelige besynderlige og pudseerlige Scandaler, || For at skaffe til veje Material for deres moralske Dadel (Spot); || Og at deres Boger have kun een (Art af) Stiil tilfailles — || Mylady’s Smaasnak, flltreret gjennem hendes Pige. XX. Men dette kan ei vel vaire sandt, just nu ; thi Skribenter || Ere blevne af den line Ver- den en imeglig Deel; || Jeg har seet dem ba- lance™ Viegtskaalen lige med Nievefaigtere **) || Isair medens de vare nnge, thi dette er vai- sentligt || Hvorfor mislykkes deres Skitser (naar de optrffide) som Forfattere || Over det som de selv ansce for det allervigligste, || Dot virkelige Portrait af den hdjeste Slamme? || Sagcn er, i Sandhed, der er lidet at beskrive. *) Eller, hjemsoges af Plage-aander eller selv vaire Plageaand. Dette refererer sig dog isair til Visiter. Bore er et Salons-Udtryk, som kom i Mode onitrent i Byrons sidslc Aar i England, 1815 & 16. Det bruges om en kja?- delig , ubehagelig Person eller Ting; dog isa*r en ukjair Besdger. Tjeneren melder f. Ex. ,,Lady Caroline S. is in the drawingroom, My lady. —,,Oh, say lam out, she is such a bore!" **) D. e. vaire ligesaa anseete som Naive- faigterne. Mr. Jackson en beriimt Boxer var vel seet i de forste Cirkler i London. Han var saa at sige daglig Gj»st hos Hertugen af Wellington ; ogsaa hos Georg IV.

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