7 NOVEMBER 1891, Page 31

MAN.

OFT raled by woman, though themselves are kings,

Grandly heroic, vain in smaller things.

They do great deeds—and great rewards they claim; They live for money, if they die for fame.

Mastered by passion, changing for a freak, Their hearts are soft, but very seldom break.

Each for himself creates a mimic throne And claims a court to worship him alone.

Their larger minds despise the meaner sins ; They strike with swords, they do not prick with pins.

Brave to the world, they face home-trials ill; They eat the fruit, and blame the woman still.

DOROTHEA. A. ALEXANDER.