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Lapsus Calami
By J. K. Stephen. New ed
Stephen, James Kenneth (1859-1892)
LAPSUS CALAMI
[subsection]
To C. S. C.
To R. K.
The Grand Old Pipe.
Drinking Song.
SINCERE FLATTERY.
I.
I. Of F. W. H. M.
1.
1. To One that smokes.
2.
2. To A. T. M.
II.
II. Of R. B.
1.
1. To A. S.
2.
2. The Last Ride together.
3.
3. Midsummer.
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).
Poetic lamentation on the insufficiency of steam locomotion in the Lake district.
V.
V. Of T. G.
Ode on a retrospect of Eton College.
VI.
VI. Of Lord B.
A Grievance.
VII.
VII. Of A. H. C.
The Literary and Scientific Society.
VIII.
VIII. Of W. S.
For Greek Iambics.
THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY, ERRORS OF JUDGMENT, IMPROMPTUS, &c.
To W. H.
4th July, 1882, Malines. Midnight.
Ballade of the Drowning Fusee.
The Ballade of the Incompetent Ballade-Monger.
Triolets Ollendorfiens.
To D. J. S.
The Philosopher and the Philanthropist.
To a Friend.
A Thought.
Early School.
An Election Address.
RESCUED FROM THE WASTE PAPER BASKET.
To Mrs B.
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1.
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.
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