OUR fathers in the Georgian era Shone over port and old Madeira. We of this less robustious epoch Excel in dulness over cheap hock. And true enough, the thin potation Suits the yet thinner conversation. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LESSER EPISTLES: TO A YOUNG LADY WITH SOME LAMPREYS by JOHN GAY THE LOST SHEEP by SARAH PRATT MCCLAIN GREENE COMPLAINT OF THE ABSENCE OF HER LOVER BEING UPON THE SEA by HENRY HOWARD SOMEBODY'S DARLING by MARIE LA CONTE IN THE TWILIGHT by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL THE PASSOVER IN THE HOLY FAMILY (FOR A DRAWING) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI NERVES by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS |