A limerick
A precious hussar from Westphalia
Was arrayed in full corps regalia;
An upstart young rake overbalanced his shako:
The emperor’s ball was a failure!
Was arrayed in full corps regalia;
An upstart young rake overbalanced his shako:
The emperor’s ball was a failure!
Painting of a Ball at the Assembly Hall of the Nobility in St Petersburg by Dmitry Nikolaevich Kardovsky, 1915
Painting of a Ball at the Assembly Hall of the Nobility in St Petersburg by Dmitry Nikolaevich Kardovsky, 1915