Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HE SAID, IN PART', by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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First Line: Of all the many woes that smart
Last Line: "this legend grim : ""he wears — in part”"
Subject(s): Speeches & Addresses


Of all the many woes that smart,
And rack, and break a speaker's heart,
The worst is this: "He said, in part."

"He said, in part" ''"and then a bit
Of commonplace, ''" no force, no wit.
No logic in the whole of it!

"He said, in part" ''" the anecdote.
The flnely thrilling lines you quote.
The eloquence whereon you gloat, ''"

All, all are gone; and there remain
Some doddering remarks inane.
The very refuse of the brain!

Hereafter, in the time of rue.
When those are stewed that ought to stew,
That editor will get his due.

The friends will give him for his dress
Just half a coat, ''" no more, no less, ''"
And pants that but one leg possess.

And he must on his journey start,
Bearing on his remorseful heart
This legend grim : "He wears ''" in part."





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