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 | The complete poetical works of Oliver Wendell Holmes |  |
Does praise delight thee? Choose some ultra side,—
A sure old recipe, and often tried;
Be its apostle, congressman, or bard,
Spokesman or jokesman, only drive it hard;
But know the forfeit which thy choice abides,
For on two wheels the poor reformer rides,—
One black with epithets the anti throws,
One white with flattery painted by the pros.
A sure old recipe, and often tried;
Be its apostle, congressman, or bard,
Spokesman or jokesman, only drive it hard;
But know the forfeit which thy choice abides,
For on two wheels the poor reformer rides,—
One black with epithets the anti throws,
One white with flattery painted by the pros.
| The complete poetical works of Oliver Wendell Holmes | |