C.Kunin sent a chienerel written
in 1800 about poor Ellen Gee (a rather cruel way to refer
to deathly B-stings) addressed to "Ye nymphs of
Q, then shun each B./.../ She's cold as cold can B/.../ Whilst robins sing
upon A U/ Her dirge and L E G...
To adhere to the spirit, following a suggestion of Fran Assa ( who
recommended Huxley's 1923 "Antic Hay" - in relation to beavers, beards and
escapism), I'll copy down a relevant quote, although Kinbote's was a rich brown,
not golden:
...'This beard' - he pointed to the blond fan - 'why, may I
ask?'
'More Russianism,' said Mr. Mercaptan...
'Christlike is my
behavior,
Like every
good believer,
I imitate
the Saviour,
And cultivate a
beaver.'
and Castor fibers abound in ch.4 amidst a lot of
bad celebratory verse.