Hampstead Girl

There was a young lady from Hampstead
Who lived in a permanent dread.
"To lose my good name
Would be such a shame
In fact I would rather be dead."

Now it has to be said
That before she was wed
In bed she would tarry
With Tom, Dick or Harry.
Her life must have hung by a thread.

By the way, speaking of aphorisms....

Were we?

Well we are now. What about Oscar Wilde
for the accolade of the ultimate smart alec?

Not smart arse?

No, too indelicate.

According to the O.E.D. the two are synonymous.

Still too indelicate.