There was more of bliss in its careless plays,
Than in after time from the careful ways
Or the hollow world, with its empty praise,
Its honeyed speeches, and hackney phrase,
And its pleasures, for ever fleeting.
Puck on Pegasus (Chatto and Windus), London.
A NICE YOUNG MAN FOR A SMALL PARTY.
YOUNG Ben he was a nice young man,
An author by his trade;