Doubt and other things, verse and illustrations . (June, 1920) [206] Digitized by Microsoft® Humbug How often have I tried to lugInto my verse the word Humbug,And also hoped the thing to killBut as in verse, I lack the Hydra, one vital headIn Humbug lives among the sprouts and breeds, we always find,In various forms after its kind. Saint George the dragon is ever killing,And in some pictures the beast seems willingTo meekly come and take its on the artists part looks Humbugs real—give it real painAnd make it squirm again and [207] Digitized by
Doubt and other things, verse and illustrations . (June, 1920) [206] Digitized by Microsoft® Humbug How often have I tried to lugInto my verse the word Humbug,And also hoped the thing to killBut as in verse, I lack the Hydra, one vital headIn Humbug lives among the sprouts and breeds, we always find,In various forms after its kind. Saint George the dragon is ever killing,And in some pictures the beast seems willingTo meekly come and take its on the artists part looks Humbugs real—give it real painAnd make it squirm again and [207] Digitized by Microsoft® Camera Lucida andCamera Obscura Did angels singing as Creation dawned,Know of the thousand monsters that were spawned?Do two great laws preside in Natures scheme:One for the things that are—one for the things thatseem? When angels sing, how is composed the song?Is it composed of two parts, Right and Wrong?Can laws of harmony unite these two?Do discords count as nothing, are they few? You may not say these questions are but form the very tissue of Lifes monsters of the labouring wander in huge freedom unconfinedThrough the hushed watches of the lonesome night,With gloomy questionings our sad soul affright. Come, gentle Dawn—bring the fresh breath of Day,Open the window—let in the cheerful light,And drive these fearful monsters all away. ^?^ [208] Digitized by Microsoft® Autumn Old Men say— That happy days they still find in the squirrels rustle among the leaves,That golden grain they still fin
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