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Lapsus Calami
By J. K. Stephen. New ed
Stephen, James Kenneth (1859-1892)
LAPSUS CALAMI
[subsection]
SINCERE FLATTERY.
I.
I. Of F. W. H. M.
II.
II. Of R. B.
III.
III. Of W. W. (Americanus).
[The clear cool note of the cuckoo which has ousted the legitimate nest-holder]
IV.
IV. Of W. W. (Britannicus).
V.
V. Of T. G.
VI.
VI. Of Lord B.
VII.
VII. Of A. H. C.
VIII.
VIII. Of W. S.
THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY, ERRORS OF JUDGMENT, IMPROMPTUS, &c.
RESCUED FROM THE WASTE PAPER BASKET.
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1.
To One that smokes
.
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.
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