Oh, foolish fay, <br />Think you because <br />Man's brave array <br />My bosom thaws <br />I'd disobey <br />Our fairy laws? <br />Because I fly <br />In realms above, <br />In tendency <br />To fall in love <br />Resemble I <br />The amorous dove? <br /> <br />Oh, amorous dove! <br />Type of Ovidius Naso! <br />This heart of mine <br />Is soft as thine, <br />Although I dare not say so! <br /> <br />On fire that glows <br />With heat intense <br />I turn the hose <br />Of Common Sense, <br />And out it goes <br />At small expense! <br />We must maintain <br />Our fairy law; <br />That is the main <br />On which to draw - <br />In that we gain <br />A Captain Shaw. <br /> <br />Oh, Captain Shaw! <br />Type of true love kept under! <br />Could thy Brigade <br />With cold cascade <br />Quench my great love, I wonder!<br /><br />WS Gilbert<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-fairy-queen-s-song-2/
