Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON TAKES TEA WITH MR. DAVIES THE BOOKSELLER (1763), by GEORGE STEELE SEYMOUR


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DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON TAKES TEA WITH MR. DAVIES THE BOOKSELLER (1763), by                    
First Line: Full many a man before
Last Line: Young boswell waits...
Subject(s): Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)


Full many a man before
Had pushed aside a door
And none felt need to pay it heed
Or think about it more.

Full many a square of glass
Ere this had framed a silhouette
That those who saw it pass
As quickly might forget.

But you, Sir, with your wheeze
And elephantine tread,
The rheumatism in your knees,
The jumble in your head,

Go forth to greet a friend
And drink a cup of tea --
The fickle gods attend
And all posterity troops in to see.

Your hand is on the latch --
(Consider, Sir, your standing with the Fates!)
Beyond yon swinging hatch
Young Boswell waits...





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