James Williams Thought Poems
- 1. Somewhere
Somewhere in a distant star,
Cities of Cocaigne there are,
Paradises of the Bar.
... - 2. Translations - Greek Anthology
X. 48
Woe to the house whose mistress was a slave!
So say old saws, my own in aid I crave;
... - 3. How We Found Our Verdict
We sat in the jury-box, twelve were we all,
And the clock was just pointing to ten in the hall,
His Lordship he bowed to the jury, and we
Bowed back to his Lordship as gravely as he.
... - 4. Roman Law
I am a "coach" in Roman law by fate,
But Nature must have meant me for a poet,
And while I struggle with a rule or date,
Poetic thoughts intrude before I know it.
... - 5. The Poet And The Advocate
Glory and gain thus mixed distract the thought,
We owe to honour all, to fortune nought;
The poet, like the soldier, scorns for pay
Peruvian gold, but seeks the wreath of bay.
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