 | The Poems of Sir William Watson |  |
THE ADJECTIVE
Look not too coldly or too proudly downOn this poor bondslave to a haughty Noun!
Oft in his wallet hath he carried all
His master's wealth. Oft hath this captive thrall,
Marching before his lord with herald's blast,
Won him salaams who else had noteless passed.
1915
| The Poems of Sir William Watson | |