"NEW phrases daily on our ears are prest," A pert young Canon thus the Dean addrest; "Word-studying, Sir, I know is your profession— @3'Son of a gun!'@1—what means that strange expression?" @3"Son of a gun!@1 why surely that must mean A minor Canon," said the quiet Dean. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE TO THE CHURCH by TIMOTHY DWIGHT WARREN'S ADDRESS [TO THE AMERICANS] [AT BUNKER HILL] [JUNE 17, 1775] by JOHN PIERPONT A DIRGE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY BEFORE PARTING by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE THE CALL OF THE DESERT by EMILY BALDWIN TO THE MEMORY OF SAMUEL WHITBREAD by BERNARD BARTON AIRS SUNG AT BROUGHAM CASTLE: THE LORDS WELCOME by THOMAS CAMPION |