A Plea to Boys and Girls
You learned Lear’s Nonsense Rhymes by heart, not rote;
You learned Pope’s Iliad by rote, not heart;
These terms should be distinguished if you quote
My verses, children — keep them poles apart —
And call the man a liar who says I wrote
All that I wrote in love, for love of art.
You learned Pope’s Iliad by rote, not heart;
These terms should be distinguished if you quote
My verses, children — keep them poles apart —
And call the man a liar who says I wrote
All that I wrote in love, for love of art.