House of the rooted hearts and long carouses,
Stand, and be famous over all the Earth.
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When you are mixed with many I descry
But when you are alone with me, why then,I quite forget all women and all men.
Lump says that Caliban’s of gutter breed,
And Caliban and Lump and I are all agreed.
The Bison is vain, and (I write it with pain)
Is not, as some learned professors maintain,The opulent growth of a genius’ brain;But is sewn on with needle and thread.
G stands for Gnu, whose weapon of defence
To these he adds a name so short and strong,That even hardy Boers pronounce it wrong.How often on a bright autumnal dayThe pious people of Pretoria say,‘Come, let us hunt the______’ Then no more is heardbut sounds of strong men struggling with a word;Meanwhile the distant Gnu with grateful eyesOberserves his opportunity and flies.
He lost his money first of all
And later on he tried a fallWith fate, in things less transitoryHe lost his heart-and found it dead-(His one and only true discovery),And after that he lost his head,And lost his chances of recovery.He lost his honour bit by bitUntil the thing was out of question.He worried so at losing it,He lost his sleep and…