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At a Lecture.

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The lecturer took his place and looked             At the eager women's faces,         Then he cleared his throat and he jetted out             A stream of commonplaces.         He fondled Wordsworth and patted Shelley             And said with his hand on his heart         He would brook no interference from morals             In any matter of art.         He finished at last and strode away             Over the naked boards,         Erect in his conscious majesty             Back to the House of Lords.

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