Uncoupled Couplets

In 1966, William Cole produced a small book entitled: “Uncoupled Couplets”. The idea was to take a line from a poem by a famous poet and add a ridiculous or at least telling rhyming line. For example (From the book):

Oliver Goldsmith: “When lovely woman stoops to folly,”

…”I want to be around, by golly!”

Here are two of my own:

Robert Herrick: “When as in silks, My Julia goes,”

…”The outline of her girdle shows.”

Lord Byron: “Did ye not hear it? No! ‘Twas but the wind”

…”Escaping from my nether end....