They're full of cacophonous fuss, and loud spite;
And they don't take their licking as well as they might.
In fact, they're a rather contemptible crew;
And—well, of which species, dear JOSEPH, are you?
THE BEWILDERED TOURIST AND THE RIVAL SIRENS.
(A long way after Tennyson's "The Deserted House.")
"June and July have passed away,