A MISER, traversing his house, Espied, unusual there, a mouse, And thus his uninvited guest Briskly inquisitive addressed: "Tell me, my dear, to what cause is it "I owe this unexpected visit?" The mouse her host obliquely eyed, And, smiling, pleasantly replied: "Fear not, good fellow, for your hoard! "I come to lodge, and not to board." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POEM FOR MAX NORDAU by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON ODE TO WISDOM by ELIZABETH CARTER SOMETHING CHILDISH, BUT VERY NATURAL; WRITTEN IN GERMANY by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE SCRIBE by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE THE ARGUMENT OF HIS BOOK by ROBERT HERRICK |