Classic Poem

I KNOW a girl with teeth of pearl,
And shoulders white as snow;
——She lives,—ah well,
——I must not tell,—
Wouldn't you like to know?

Her sunny hair is wondrous fair,
And wavy in its flow;
——Who made it less
——One little tress,—
Wouldn't you like to know?

Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!)
And dazzling in their glow;
——On whom they beam
——With melting gleam,—
Wouldn't you like to know?

Her lips are red and finely wed,
Like roses ere they blow;
——What lover sips
——Those dewy lips,—
Wouldn't you like to know?

Her fingers are like lilies fair
When lilies fairest grow;
——Whose hand they press
——With fond caress,—
Wouldn't you like to know?

Her foot is small, and has a fall
Like snowflakes on the snow;
——And where it goes
——Beneath the rose,—
Wouldn't you like to know?

She has a name, the sweetest name
That language can bestow.
——'Twould break the spell
——If I should tell,—
Wouldn't you like to know?