Have ye aught that is worth the knowing?"
Science enough and exploring,
Wanderers coming and going;
Matter enough for deploring,
But aught that is worth the knowing?
Seas at my feet were flowing,
Waves on the shingle pouring;
Old Year roaring and blowing,
And New Year blowing and roaring.
The following parody, which appeared shortly afterwards, is scarcely inferior to the Laureate's lines.—