Note 186 — Chant Douzième.
Paulin Paris translation
Note 186:
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Il faut ici citer le texte:
You'll find, from many a family picture, That daughters of such mothers as may know The world by experience rather than by lecture, Turn out much better for the Smithfield Show Of Vestals brought into the marriage mart, Than those bred up by prudes without a heart.
Le marché de Smithfield, auquel le poète fait ici allusion, est l'un des plus considérables de Londres. On y vend presque continuellement, mais surtout le lundi, toute espèce de bestiaux.