KLAXON
William Blackwood and Sons
Edinburgh and London
1918
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
TO
D. V. B.
When Homer launched his epic on the literary sea,
The critics were as merciful as they can ever be:
"We take it that the author did the best that he can do,"
"And the book should be remembered for at least a year or two...."
But Homer let the critics go, and listened with a smile,
For he had heard a verdict that was better by a mile,
In a code that only Homer as a husband understood,—
"You are a funny clever thing—I'd no idea you could."