At snuff no Cornish sailorman would sneeze For tea cucumber sandwiches a scone Replies like this the dumbstruck brain may tease One gathers rosebuds or grows old alone They both are right not untamed mutterings Nought can the mouse's timid nibbling stave The leaning linguist cameramaniac sings Victorious worms grind all into the grave The fasting fakir doesn't smell the less A bird-brain banquet melts bold Mistress Mog And played their mountain croquet jungle chess No need to cart such treasures from the fog Do bank clerks rule their abacus by thumb? A wise loaf always knows its humblest crumb |