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But Adeline, who probably presumed

That Juan had enough of maintenance,

Or separate maintenance, in case ’twas doomed⁠—

As on the whole it is an even chance

That bridegrooms, after they are fairly groomed,

May retrograde a little in the Dance

Of Marriage⁠—(which might form a painter’s fame,

Like Holbein’s “Dance of Death”⁠—but ’tis the same)⁠—