You see, of course, if you’re not a dunce.
How it went to pieces all at once,—
All at once, and nothing first,—
Just as bubbles do when they burst.
End of the wonderful one-hoss shay.
Logic is logic. That’s all I say.
O. W. Holmes.
From The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table.
Sequel to the “One-hoss Shay.”