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. 14. The Fair Warning
2. Lenimina Laborum. 27. The Free-Booter
3. Lenimina Laborum. 62. On the Picture of a Girl
4. Lenimina Laborum. 19. I, like the shaded nightingale, would sing
5. Lenimina Laborum. 4. Prayer at Burial

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