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Unable to fly let me crawl,Your patronage kindly bestow:I am not the author of Saul,I am not Voltaire or Rousseau:I am not desirous, oh no!To rise from the ranks of the fools,To shine with Gosse, Dobson and Co.But I hope I have kept to the rules.
Dear Sir, though my language is low,Let me dip in Pierian pools:My verses are only so so,But I hope I have kept to the rules.
Reflector, Feb., 1888.
