Hic, Hæc, Hoc
When the two Roman brothers were young
And at even’ were wont to recline
At a supper of nightingale tongue,
Washed down by Falernian wine,
Either one would have probably laughed himself sick
At the idea that “Hoc” ever came before “Hic.”
Complimentary
Frederika Bremer’s only attempt at poetry in English was written at Niagara, September 11, 1850. The Swedish novelist was there with James Russell Lowell and his wife. It was presented to Mr. Lowell with a gold pen. Here it is:
A gold pen is a little thing,