And knocked into the middle
Of the ensuing week;
How Barnacles the Freshman
Was asked his name and college,
And how he did the fatal facts
Reluctantly acknowledge."
Quite different, but better because more difficult, is this essay in Proverbial Philosophy:—
"I heard the wild notes of the lark floating far over the blue sky,
And my foolish heart went after him, and, lo! I blessed him as he rose.
Foolish; for far better is the trained boudoir bullfinch,