The mist and the river, the hill and the shade;

The stream will not flow, and the hill will not rise,

And the colours have all passed away from her eyes.

William Wordsworth.


The Reverie of a Poor Squeezed ’un.

At the East end of Paul’s, there’s a plot that’s for sale;

And the Press sings out, “Buy it!”—the cry’s somewhat stale.

The Londoner, hustled and crowded, can tell

How narrow the roadway, the pavement as well.