This must be every cheerful man’s desire.
The burden of Smart Sayings. In this day
All wish as cynic wits to bear the bell.
Men mock at honour, justice, love, and say
The end of life “good stories” is to tell.
The cad’s coarse jest, the cackle of the swell
Are much alike, things that the most admire.
To patter slang and tell side-splitters well,
This is the end of every fool’s desire.
The burden of Bad Seasons. Rain in Spring,