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Lapsus Calami
By J. K. Stephen. New ed
Stephen, James Kenneth (1859-1892)
LAPSUS CALAMI
THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY, ERRORS OF JUDGMENT, IMPROMPTUS, &c.
RESCUED FROM THE WASTE PAPER BASKET.
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Lapsus Calami
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To One that smokes
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Spare us the hint of slightest desecration,
Spotless preserve us an untainted shrine;
Not for thy sake, oh goddess of creation,
Not for thy sake, oh woman, but for mine.
Lapsus Calami