“La!—Well—perhaps they might!”
Giuseppe Giusti (1809–1850).
INSTRUCTIONS TO A YOUNG ASPIRANT FOR OFFICE.
That you must cut all liberals whatever,
All men of genius, all the “dangerous” crew,
Not prate of books or papers, but endeavour
To prove that they are all High Dutch to you;
That you must bolt your heart, and hold your tongue,
You’ve known, yourself, I’m well aware, for long....