ODE TO STEEL PENS
The London Bookman lately promoted a competition for the " best centennry ode . . . on 4 Sieel Pens,' which came into general use in 1832." Mr. L. F. Goldsmith won with the following parody:— Hail to thee. Utensil! With Goose-quill the link. That transcends the pencil. Spelling what wo think In profuse cataracts of black or coloured ick. Homer, Virgil, Dante, Bacon and Boileau, Born in days of scanty Culture, could not know What progress would ensure a hundred years ago. Terry, Wise, and Mason These were thy papas; (This remark I base on Cyclopaedias), And other folk have added some etceteras. Medium, broad, and slender, Proteus-fashioned, thou Art the scribe's befriender . . . Kindly teach me how To do the Competition I have entered now.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21326, 29 October 1932, Page 9 (Supplement)
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126ODE TO STEEL PENS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21326, 29 October 1932, Page 9 (Supplement)
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