If the “shingle” on the beach at Brighton could speak, what would be its boast?
147. A SIMPLE RECIPE
She is as deaf as any post,
Incurable I fear;
She is my guest, I am her host,
How can I make her hear?
148. THE PLAINT OF THE REJECTED
A May-Day Dirge
Refused, rejected as before!
Yes,[A] ... .. I know of yore.
..... of youth, and deadly foe
To genius. Eastward then I go
With ..... undaunted, and my name
Through ..... shall yet resound with fame;
And subjects shall be mine by scores
From far ..... to Ganges’ shores.
[A] More than one word.