Poem by George Darley

Epigram (Presence of mind he has not, I agree)

On a blockhead who censured a man of genius 
for his want of presence of mind.

Presence of mind he has not, I agree;
Had'st thou his absence it were well for thee:
His thoughts are o'er the universe! vain elf,
Thine never quit that little world,—thyself! 

1. Lenimina Laborum. 55. Deep in the ocean's thundering wave
2. Lenimina Laborum. 37. The Lost One
3. Lenimina Laborum. 10. Fair as the flower is, it will yet decay
4. Lenimina Laborum. 62. On the Picture of a Girl
5. Lenimina Laborum. 14. The Fair Warning

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