“I, madam,” quoth he,
“Am a publican Bee,
Collecting the tax
Of honey and wax.
Have you nothing for me?”
—Rev. John B. Tabb.
THE WISDOM OF ALEXANDER
| Macedon | melancholy | philosopher | countenance |
| cypress | messenger | perplexity | recognize |
| vigor | humiliation | solitude | poverty |
| oracles | alleviation | company | behest |