  [Published in a suffrage booklet, "A Plea to Gallant Knights."] THEN— In ancient days, so I've been told, Knights were gallant, kind and bold, But ladies e'en though fair and sweet, Made the knights kneel at their feet. NOW— The modern ladies quite compare In beauty with these dames so fair, But they no longer wish to see Bold knights so humbly bending knee, They ask only to keep beside The modern knight in his bold stride. |
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