Lambkin's Remains

By H. B.
Author of “The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts,” etc
Published by The Proprietors of the J.C.R. at J. Vincent’s 96, High Street Oxford
1900
Lambkin on “Sleep” appeared in “The Isis.” It is reprinted here by kind permission of the Proprietors. The majority of the remaining pieces were first published in “The J. C. R.”
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB
I am determined to dedicate this Book and nothing shall turn me from my Purpose.
I mean to write with all my strength
(It lately has been sadly waning),
A ballad of enormous length—
Because (unlike the bulk of men,
Who write for fame and public ends),