From the Den of a Cambridge Don Miscellaneous Verses
From the Den of a Cambridge Don Miscellaneous Verses
Leonard Alston
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. . So s-sorry !] 55 HOW IT ALL LOOKS IV And, next, a wandering minstrel I — Antonio's brother. How I ply That hurdy-gurdy's arm and try To charm away your fretful frown ! But you remain the stolid ring Of staid spectators, while I bring My ancient cap, for you to fling Your guineas in its batter'd crown. [M-yes !] v And now I view you from afar, And like the Milky Way you are. Tutors ask word of each white star — Will 't rise, or sink? And then I seem A sage astrologer [Just look at my six-foo...t beard!] whose task, Gravely his muddled thoughts to mask, Is — answering swiftly as soon as they ask : ' This is mere milk, and yon 's the cream ! ' [And some of it is not at all bad either. ] 56 FROM THE LECTURER'S PLATFORM VI 'Tis a harpsichord, with rows of keys Both white and black, just made to please A Mozart's hand. But doesn't it wheeze When I on the polished keyboard strum ! For my hair 's not nearly long enough yet To lasso the glow of a far sunset, Or to fetch the thunder down in a net When the booming bass notes rumble and hum !
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