A MODERN LITANY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10926, 15 November 1913, Page 6

A MODERN LITANY.

The place of honour in the late Professor Blackie's " Day Book," edited by his nephew, Archibald StodartWalker, is given to a. "Litania Nigelli." Here are a few of the phrases in the Litany, which may give an idea of the rest:—■ From beggars for my clients, from fools for my worshippers, and from sluts for my servants, Good Lord, deliver me. From the impertinence of youthful I critics, from the vanity of small poete, and from the unreasoned gigglo of silly young ladies, Good Lord, deliver me. From the barren subtlety of lawyers, from the slippery shiftiness of politicians, and from the blind restlessness or calculated selfishnes of commercial speculators, Good Lord, deliver me. From a man that simpers sweetly, from a woman that laughs loudly, and from a young woman ambitious to play the young man, Good Lord, deliver mo. From a scholar who smells of books, from a horseman who smells 'or horses, and a mother who smells of babies, Good Lord, deliver me. From genius without sense, from talent without love, and from creeds without humility. Good Lord, deliver me. From a spinner of fine phrases, a spinner of senseless rhymes, and a woman who paints, Good Lord, deliver me.