A visit to Lamb's cottage to-day, bearing in mind that the ribbon of green between iron railings that extends along Colebrooke Row was at that time an open stream, will make the nature of G.D.'s misadventure quite plain.

Lookwith ribbons and with garlands Richly is the tree bedight!

White ribbons and breastknots became at this time conspicuous articles of female attire in private assemblies.