THE EGOTIST.
BY ROT FAKItELL GRE-ONI.. -• I sing of the chnp egotistic,/ Whose joy 'tis to lead ,men aside, ~ ' And prate of his deeds eulogistic With far more than pardonable pride. Since he's a type of no region Where it fits best the footgear apply—lThe fellow whose surname is Legion Who uses no pronoun sa/re "I." ' . I fancy iv some future *»on, When scientists eagerlyi scan 7, His fossil remains, thcylll agree ou •'"'■ The fact that n wonderful man He was. Yet they'll sigh with dlstraefinW And their theories put} on the shelf ' When his humerus shows the btei- , tion 2 ' Caused by throwing /bouquets •!<- v.self. ■ /-, .> niu t«. Conclusions they'll rearfh quite , " Their efforts to labfl hiffl r?ii,\ ** Ia They'll say that bis bLfc • bore ! l : ' Or else he was stutjfious nuL * "WeAet*^ And Intellect's spark/thcv'll «„7 While his form beiU in rtfgfZ. rack- 2<"*°«>rß stera Not knowing he srreijbio lim-... <. - - 1 TtaTDDSh R»#|S^f?o™®Sgg^J
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 78, 1 April 1905, Page 9
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154THE EGOTIST. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 78, 1 April 1905, Page 9
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