Horace Smith Sense Poems
- 1. An Attempt To Remember The "grandmother's Apology."
(WITH MANY APOLOGIES TO THE LAUREATE.)
And Willie, my eldest born, is gone, you say, little Anne,
Ruddy and white, and strong on his legs, he looks like a man;
... - 2. To A Scientific Friend
You say 'tis plain that poets feign,
And from the truth depart;
They write with ease what fibs they please,
With artifice, not art;
... - 3. Letter From The Town Mouse To The Country Mouse
I.
Oh for a field, my friend; oh for a field!
I ask no more
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