The song and dance afford, I ween

"The song and dance afford, I ween, Relief from spleen, and sorrow's grave; How very strange there is no dance Nor tune of France, from Death can save."

In 1871 the four lines were recast as follows:—

"The song and dance can drive, they say, The spleen away, and humour's grave; Why hast thou not devised, O France Some tune and dance from Death to save?"