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“Your bandinage so airy,
Your manner arbitray
are out of place
when face-to-face
with an influential fairy”

This is from Iolanthe, a 19th century opera by Gilbert & Sullivan.

Unfortunately, there are far too many influential fairies these days!

Have a wonderful day, Louis! :-)

[Louis Foxwell]

Beautifully done. I note a distinction in the spelling. I am with you, always thought the word is bandinage. Dict. has it without the "N."

Your musical acumen is on target. What better use of badinage than Gilbert and Sullivan. We need a music award: