“Weep not for little Leonie,
Abducted by a French Marquis!
Though loss of honour was a wrench,
Just think how it's improved her French.”

— Harry Graham

Compensation
Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes (1899)

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British writer 1874–1936

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