| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| A Rondeau to Ethel |
| | | Austin Dobson (1840–1921) |
| | | | | | (Who Wishes She Had Lived— |
| “In Teacup-Times of Hood and Hoop, |
| Or While the Patch Was Worn.”) |
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| “IN teacup-times”! The style of dress | |
| Would suit your beauty, I confess; | |
| BELINDA-like, the patch you ’d wear; | |
| I picture you with powdered hair,— | |
| You ’d make a charming Shepherdess! | 5 |
| And I—no doubt—could well express | |
| SIR PLUME’S complete conceitedness,— | |
| Could poise a clouded cane with care | |
| “In teacup-times”! | |
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| The parts would fit precisely—yes: | 10 |
| We should achieve a huge success! | |
| You should disdain, and I despair, | |
| With quite the true Augustan air; | |
| But … could I love you more, or less,— | |
| “In teacup-times”? | 15 |
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