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Let dainty wits cry on the sisters nine, That, bravely mask'd, their fancies may be told; Or,
Pindar's apes, flaunt they in phrases fine, Enam'ling with pied flowers their thoughts of gold
Or else let them in statelier glory shine, Ennob...

A dainty thing's the Villanelle
Sly, musical, a jewel in rhyme,
It serves its purpose passing well
A doublc-clappered silver