James Kenneth Stephen World Poems
- 1. Drinking Song
There are people, I know, to be found,
Who say, and apparently think,
That sorrow and care may be drowned
By a timely consumption of drink.
... - 2. Men And Women
1. IN THE BACKS.
As I was strolling lonely in the Backs,
I met a woman whom I did not like.
... - 3. The Malefactor's Plea
Of sentences that stir my bile,
Of phrases I detest,
There's one beyond all others vile;
"He did it for the best."
... - 4. To R. K.
As long I dwell on some stupendous
And tremendous (Heaven defend us!)
Monstr'-inform'-ingens-horrendous
Demoniaco-seraphic
... - 5. After The Golden Wedding (three Soliloquies)
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... - 6. The Old School List
In a wild moraine of forgotten books,
On the glacier of years gone by,
As I plied my rake for order's sake,
There was one that caught my eye:
... - 7. Steam-launches On The Thames
Henley, June 7, 1891.
Shall we, to whom the stream by right belongs,
Who travel silent, save, perchance, for songs;
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