He comprehends all kinds of human feeling.

The records of the stars he knows, and each

Romance that round about the heavens lingers.

At dinner-time he oft delights to preach

On which was made the first, or forks or fingers.

Indeed, all things he knows, or high or low—

The things that fly on wing, or go a-walking—

Except one thing he never seems to know,

And that’s when he should stop his endless talking.

THE PERJURY OF A REJECTED LOVER