In the whimsical world of 19th-century poetry, Reginald Bunthorne, a charming poet, is obsessed with marrying Patience, who remains oblivious to his affections. His rival, Archibald Grosvenor, arrives, and Patience finds herself torn between her feelings for him and her misinformed notion that love must be selfless. As the poets vie for Patience's attention, their cavalry fiances patiently wait in the wings, hoping the ladies will finally forget their infatuation.
Patience
Patience Woodville, a charming and kind-hearted young woman, is oblivious to the poet Reginald Bunthorne's secret crush on her, as she captivates the hearts of all the town's ladies.