Dear Dolly, Since I do not know
Of any grander name than ‘Dolly’,
Let me for once address you so,
Leaving ‘Miss Draper’ out, although
You may be startled at my folly!
Day, ‘twenty-seventh’; month, ‘the first’;
Rejoice that now you know the worst!
And, though you may be tall and stately,
Putting your pride in a moment by,
Excuse my telling you that I
Remain yours most affectionately,
Lewis Carroll