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At the outset I may mention it's my sovereign intention	A
To revive the classic memories of Athens at its best	B
For my company possesses all the necessary dresses	C
And a course of quiet cramming will supply us with the rest	B
We've a choir hyporchematic that is ballet operatic	D
Who respond to the CHOREUTAE of that cultivated age	E
And our clever chorus master all but captious criticaster	F
Would accept as the CHOREGUS of the early Attic stage	E
This return to classic ages is considered in their wages	C
Which are always calculated by the day or by the week	G
And I'll pay 'em if they'll back me all in OBOLOI and DRACHMAE	H
Which they'll get if they prefer it at the Kalends that are	F
Greek	G
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At this juncture I may mention	A
That this erudition sham	H
Is but classical pretension	A
The result of steady cram	H
Periphrastic methods spurning	I
To my readers all discerning	I
I admit this show of learning	I
Is the fruit of steady cram	H
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In the period Socratic every dining room was Attic	D
Which suggests an architecture of a topsy turvy kind	J
There they'd satisfy their twist on a RECHERCHE cold Greek text	K
which cannot be reproduced	L
Which is what they called their lunch and so may you if you're	F
inclined	J
As they gradually got on they'd Greek text which cannot be	M
reproduced	L
Which is Attic for a steady and a conscientious drink	N
But they mixed their wine with water which I'm sure they didn't	O
oughter	F
And we Anglo Saxons know a trick worth two of that I think	N
Then came rather risky dances under certain circumstances	C
Which would shock that worthy gentleman the Licenser of Plays	P
Corybantian maniAC kick Dionysiac or Bacchic	N
And the Dithyrambic revels of those indecorous days	P
	-
And perhaps I'd better mention	A
Lest alarming you I am	H
That it isn't our intention	A
To perform a Dithyramb	H
It displays a lot of stocking	N
Which is always very shocking	N
And of course I'm only mocking	N
At the prevalence of cram	H
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Yes on reconsideration there are customs of that nation	A
Which are not in strict accordance with the habits of our day	Q
And when I come to codify their rules I mean to modify	R
Or Mrs Grundy p'r'aps may have a word or two to say	Q
For they hadn't macintoshes or umbrellas or goloshes	Q
And a shower with their dresses must have played the very deuce	Q
And it must have been unpleasing when they caught a fit of	S
sneezing	N
For it seems of pocket handkerchiefs they didn't know the use	Q
They wore little underclothing scarcely anything or no thing	N
And their dress of Coan silk was quite transparent in design	T
Well in fact in summer weather something like the altogether	F
And it's THERE I rather fancy I shall have to draw the line	T
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And again I wish to mention	A
That this erudition sham	H
Is but classical pretension	A
The result of steady cram	H
Yet my classic love aggressive	U
If you'll pardon the possessive	U
Is exceedingly impressive	U
When you're passing an exam	H

William Schwenck Gilbert

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