The speaker's ideal entertainments

by George M. Vickers

While swift the Pagans onward[65] dash

The bold dragoons[66] pursue!

That’s better. The Principal could not beat that, particularly the Behold, and the s-w-i-f-t. Next comes the climax—a long respiration, and—and—

See![67] the captives pass a stream,

A rushing torrent[68] wild,

They cannot pass—

Now I object to this vague style of literature. The poet is silent as to how they reached it. With their hands, thus![69] or with their feet, thus![70] or on horseback, with a whoa![71] whoa! Dobbin? How am I to gesticulate correctly, not knowing the facts? I’ll do the poem to suit myself, and if I fail to win the prize, it will be through the stupidity of the judges, so there!

Geo. M. Vickers.

[Gestures.]

• [51] Uncertain motions of hand.
• [52] D. F.
• [53] A. O.
• [54] D. O.
• [55] H. F.
• [56] P. D. F.
• [57] B. to imitate leaping.
• [58] H. O.
• [59] Index finger raised to listen.
• [60] Turn finger round and look at it.
• [61] Raise index finger of both hands.
• [62] D. L.
• [63] H. F.
• [64] Left H. O.
• [65] H. O.
• [66] Left H. O.
• [67] H. O.
• [68] B. V. Par. H. O.
• [69] Special.
• [70] Run.
• [71] H. F. B. draw back.