(Who hitches laundering articles to the curtain br string and pastes them on the pane.) br br br Lady, thou that livest br Just across the way, br If a hang thou givest br What the people say, br If a cuss thou carest br What a poet thinks- br Hearken, if thou darest, br Most immodest minx! br br Though thy gloves thou tiest, br To the curtain string, br Though the things thou driest br Gird me while I sing, br Hankies and inventions br Of the lacy tribe- br Things I may not mention, br Let alone describe. br br These I mutely stand for br Though the sight offend, br THIS I reprimand for; br Take it from a friend: br br Cease to pin thy tresses br To the window sill, br Or I'll tell the presses- br Honestly, I will.br br Franklin P.