This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...there is sweet repose." u2 WINDS AND WOMEN. The moon was dipping. My lady laugh'd: "Little you know of a woman's craft. I, to a bore or a canting priest, Blow due East; I've a Northern chill for the fools who annoy, And a Southern song for lovers of joy; And now I shift to the West, and woo Somebody--somebody: you know ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...there is sweet repose." u2 WINDS AND WOMEN. The moon was dipping. My lady laugh'd: "Little you know of a woman's craft. I, to a bore or a canting priest, Blow due East; I've a Northern chill for the fools who annoy, And a Southern song for lovers of joy; And now I shift to the West, and woo Somebody--somebody: you know who." WHO IS KING? Strepsiades. See what a fine thing education is 1 My Pheidippides, there is no Zeus. Pheidippides. Well, who is there then? Strepsiades. Whirl is King, having turned out Zeus. Aristophanes, Clouds. IS there anything new beneath The sun? Upon land or sea Or in air where meteors swing.... In city or desolate heath Can there verily be One new thing? Why the absolute Attic wit Heard by Ilissus the fools Hideously maundering... Zeus they declined to permit Place in their learned schools: Whirl was King! So the Professors by Thames Having disestablished God Hold it an excellent thing: For lo! there is none who condemns The dull sons of the sod: Fog is King. And poetry flies afar From the city where Shakespeare made Air with his music ring: Idiots and harlots are Chiefs of the mimic trade: Dirt is King. And they who stand in the place Of the hero-statesmen who once Could glory to England bring, Dread the enemy's face, Of a type half-coward half-dunce: Fear is King. WHO IS KING? Not always shall it be so, Though dominant fools and knaves To their evil eminence cling: In their heart of hearts men know, However the sciolist raves--God is King. KING ATOM. "Atom is King again "--King indestructible;1 Tyndall recrowns him, a fate ineluctable: Hear his oration of vehemence vast Made to the Monarch enthroned at Belfast. "Hymn the great Autocrat now in no puny verse! Did he not build the material universe? Ato...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Maroon clothbound octavo hardback. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Page edges roughlt cut. Foxing occasional within. Pages in otherwise fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
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Binding splitting. Library sticker on front cover. Hardback, Ex-Library, with usual stamps markings, in fair to good all-round condition, no dust jacket, 216pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. 8vo medium sized, red leather. Some shelf-ware on covers including some small scratches. Minimal scuffing on edges, Corners are bumped. Small tearings on top and bottom of backstrip. Gilted lettering on front cover and on the backstrip. Hinge split. Pages are clear and in good condition. Chipped pageblock. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN:
