Dipping under, dipping over
Path of Venus, Earth, and Mars
Till there’s naught beyond but stars;
Cutting, in thy lane elliptic,
Thro’ the plane of the ecliptic,
Far beyond pale Neptune’s track—
Good-by, Comet! Hurry back!
AN UNCOMMONLY HAPPY THOUGHT.
(A. J. Balfour, Letter to Mary Gladstone, 1891.)
“It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.”