Around, around, they waltzed and wound;
Some wheeled in smirking pairs:
With the step of demirep
Some sidled up the stairs:
And with subtle sneer, and fawning leer,
Each helped us at our prayers.
Some wheeled in smirking pairs:
With the step of demirep
Some sidled up the stairs:
And with subtle sneer, and fawning leer,
Each helped us at our prayers.
Wilde - Ballad of Reading Gaol
