The poem
How did the party go in Portman Square? I cannot tell you; Juliet was not there.
And how did Lady Gaster's party go? Juliet was next me and I do not know.
Juliet
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The above is only one of several verses naming Juliet of which I think the most beautiful is "Towards the evening of her splendid day ..." or possibly 'Farewell to Juliet'
I've never been able to discover who Juliet was. Is this known? I'd be pleased to know.
I think Juliet in this poem is the Juliet in:
How did the party go in Portman Square?
I cannot tell you, Juliet was not there.
And how did Lady Gaster's party go?
Juliet was next to me and I do not know.
And had she really forgotten who wrote the poem about her or did she not want to tell the children?