Thus did this faithless general go on, Coquetting during the whole dinner, and committing an infidelity with every new dish; until, in the end, he was so overpowered by the attentions he had paid to fish, flesh, and fowl; to pastry, jelly, cream, and blanc-mange, that he seemed to sink within himself: his eyes swam beneath their lids, and their fire was so much slackened, that he could no longer discharge a single glance that would reach across the table.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
Stop Coquetting with yourself!
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
I am through Coquetting, dear.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee