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“OH NOSE OF WAX! TRUE SYMBOL OF THE MIND”
Oh nose of wax! true symbol of the mindWhich fate and fortune mould in all mankind
(Even as the hand moulds thee) to foul or fair:—
Thee good John Bull for his device shall bear,
While Sawney Scot the ductile mass shall mould,
Bestowing paper and receiving gold.
Thy image, shrined in studious state severe,
Shall grace the pile which Brougham and Campbell rear:
Thy name to those scholastic bowers shall pass,
And rival Oxford's ancient nose of brass.
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