Anthology of Modern Slavonic Literature in Prose and Verse/Official Soirée at Prince X's

Antonín Klášterský2707371Anthology of Modern Slavonic Literature in Prose and Verse — Official Soirée at Prince X's1919Paul Selver

2. OFFICIAL SOIRÉE AT PRINCE X's.

The prince bids welcome. Sombre garments mate
With flash of uniforms. All ranks are here.
Some stand in clusters, others sit in state;
Flunkeys with wine and lemonade appear . . .
Heels click and clash. See some bald baron prate
His tittle-tattle. Laughter. Some get clear
In starving pangs, some empty many a plate—
Cigars cram someone's pockets at the rear.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1970, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 53 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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