"O thou generous Venus! O thou beautiful, bountiful calm!" - The Newcomes.
DEAR lazy goddess! in old time
How many happy hours I've spent
In careless indolence sublime,
To all, save thee, indifferent!
Thine, restful Ease, was all my youth; -
Forgive me, if my better years
I vow to others, - for, in truth,
Little I've gained of thee but tears.
I bring thee here, and thus devote,
Cigars and pipe and cigarettes;
An arm-chair deep, a new dress-coat;
I'll swear off poker, pay my debts,
Claret at dinner do without;
French novels I hereby abjure;
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