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I never quit, as others do,
Political intrigue, to seek
The dingy literary crew,
Or hear the voice of science speak.
Political intrigue, to seek
The dingy literary crew,
Or hear the voice of science speak.
But I have fostered, guided, planned
Commercial enterprise: in me
Some ten or twelve directors and
Six worthy chairmen you may see.
Commercial enterprise: in me
Some ten or twelve directors and
Six worthy chairmen you may see.
My academical career
Was free from any sort of blot:
I challenge anybody here
To demonstrate that it was not.
Was free from any sort of blot:
I challenge anybody here
To demonstrate that it was not.
At classics too I worked amain,
Whereby I did not only pass,
But even managed to obtain
A very decent second class.
Whereby I did not only pass,
But even managed to obtain
A very decent second class.
And since those early days, the same
Success has crowned the self-same plan;
Profundity I cannot claim:
Respectability I can.
Success has crowned the self-same plan;
Profundity I cannot claim:
Respectability I can.
Pall Mall Gazette, Nov. 27, 1882.
