In merest prudence men should teach […] That science ranks … - Austin Dobson

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In merest prudence men should teach […]
That science ranks as monstrous things
Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings—
E'en angels' wings!—are fictions.

Austin Dobson

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Austin Dobson (January 18, 1840 – September 2, 1921) was an English poet and essayist.

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Alternative Names: Henry Austin Dobson

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Carry his body hence,—
Kings must have slaves;
Kings climb to eminence
Over men's graves:
So this man's eye is dim;—
Throw the earth over him.

O English girl, divine, demure,
To YOU I sing!

Time goes, you say? Ah, no!
Alas, Time stays, we go.

In merest prudence men should teach […] That science ranks as monstrous things Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings— E'en angels' wings!—are fictions. - Austin Dobson

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