English poem
Isabella'S Defeat
by Mrs. Turner (1775–1846)
"Mamma, I quite dislike these shoes, I hope you'll send them back; They are so ugly! I should choose Much prettier than black!
"I thought you mention'd blue or buff When ordering a pair, Or green I should like well enough, But black I cannot bear!"
Young Isabella's prattle o'er, Her mother soon express'd A wish that she would say no more, Since black ones suited best.
Which, when the little lady heard, She did not say another word.