Coxcomb. ... Singularity. 
Go then, and if you can, admire the state 
Of beaming diamonds, and reflected plate; 
Procure a taste to double the surprise, 
And gaze on Parian charms with learned eyes: 
Be struck with bright brocade, or Tyrian dye, 
Or birth-day nobles’ splendid livery. 
Pope* 
He also had a quality uncommon 
To early risers after a long chase, 
Who wake in winter ere the cock' can summon 
December’s drowsy day to his dull race,— 
A quality agreeable to woman, 
When her soft liquid words run on apace, 
Who likes a listener, whether saint or sinner,— 
He did not fall asleep just after dinner; 
But, light and airy, stood on the alert, 
And shone in the best part of dialogue, 
By humouring always what they might assert, 
And listening to the topics most in vogue; 
Now grave, now gay, but never dull or pert; 
And smiling but in secret-cunning rogue 1 
He ne’er presumed to make an error clearer; 
In short, there never was a better hearer. 
Byron . 
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