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Moral Emblems
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Contents
NOT I; AND OTHER POEMS
I。 Some like drink
II。 Here; perfect to a wish
III。 As seamen on the seas
IV。 The pamphlet here presented
MORAL EMBLEMS: A COLLECTION OF CUTS AND VERSES
I。 See how the children in the print
II。 Reader; your soul upraise to see
III。 A PEAK IN DARIEN … Broad…gazing on untrodden lands
IV。 See in the print how; moved by whim
V。 Mark; printed on the opposing page
MORAL EMBLEMS: A SECOND COLLECTION OF CUTS AND VERSES
I。 With storms a…weather; rocks…a…lee
II。 The careful angler chose his nook
III。 The Abbot for a walk went out
IV。 The frozen peaks he once explored
V。 Industrious pirate! see him sweep
A MARTIAL ELEGY FOR SOME LEAD SOLDIERS
For certain soldiers lately dead
THE GRAVER AND THE PEN: OR; SCENES FROM NATURE; WITH APPROPRIATE
VERSES
I。 PROEM … Unlike the common run of men
II。 THE PRECARIOUS MILL … Alone above the stream it stands
III。 THE DISPUTATIOUS PINES … The first pine to the second said
IV。 THE TRAMPS … Now long enough had day endured
V。 THE FOOLHARDY GEOGRAPHER … The howling desert miles around
VI。 THE ANGLER AND THE CLOWN … The echoing bridge you here may
see
MORAL TALES
I。 ROBIN AND BEN: OR; THE PIRATE AND THE APOTHECARY … Come; lend
me an attentive ear
II。 THE BUILDER'S DOOM … In eighteen…twenty Deacon Thin
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NOT I; AND OTHER POEMS
Poem: NOT I
Some like drink
In a pint pot;
Some like to think;
Some not。
Strong Dutch cheese;
Old Kentucky rye;
Some like these;
Not I。
Some like Poe;
And others like Scott;
Some like Mrs。 Stowe;
Some not。
Some like to laugh;
Some like to cry;
Some like chaff;
Not I。
Poem: II
Here; perfect to a wish;
We offer; not a dish;
But just the platter:
A book that's not a book;
A pamphlet in the look
But not the matter。
I own in disarray:
As to the flowers of May
The frosts of Winter;
To my poetic rage;
The smallness of the page
And of the printer。
Poem: III
As seamen on the seas
With song and dance descry
Adown the morning breeze
An islet in the sky:
In Araby the dry;
As o'er the sandy plain
The panting camels cry
To smell the coming rain:
So all things over earth
A common law obey;
And rarity and worth
Pass; arm in arm; away;
And even so; to…day;
The printer and the bard;
In pressless Davos; pray
Their sixpenny reward。
Poem: IV
The pamphlet here presented
Was planned and printed by
A printer unindented;
A bard whom all decry。
The author and the printer;
With various kinds of skill;
Concocted it in Winter
At Davos on the Hill。
They burned the nightly taper;
But now the work is ripe …
Observe the costly paper;
Remark the perfect type!
MORAL EMBLEMS I
Poem: I
See how the children in the print
Bound on the book to see what's in 't!
O; like these pretty babes; may you
Seize and APPLY this volume too!
And while your eye upon the cuts
With harmless ardour opes and shuts;
Reader; may your immortal mind
To their sage lessons not be blind。
Poem: II
Reader; your soul upraise to see;
In yon fair cut designed by me;
The pauper by the highwayside
Vainly soliciting from pride。
Mark how the Beau with easy air
Contemns the anxious rustic's prayer;
And; casting a disdainful eye;
Goes gaily gallivanting by。
He from the poor averts his head 。 。 。
He will regret it when he's dead。
Poem: III … A PEAK IN DARIEN
Broad…gazing on untrodden lands;
See where adventurous Cortez stands;
While in the heavens above his head
The Eagle seeks its daily bread。
How aptly fact to fact replies:
Heroes and eagles; hills and skies。
Ye who contemn the fatted slave
Look on this emblem; and be brave。
Poem: IV
See in the print how; moved by whim;
Trumpeting Jumbo; great and grim;
Adjusts his trunk; like a cravat;
To noose that individual's hat。
The sacred Ibis in the distance
Joys to observe his bold resistance。
Poem: V
Mark; printed on the opposing page;
The unfortunate effects of rage。
A man (who might be you or me)
Hurls another into the sea。
Poor soul; his unreflecting act
His future joys will much contract;
And he will spoil his evening toddy
By dwelling on that mangled body。
MORAL EMBLEMS II
Poem: I
With storms a…weather; rocks a…lee;
The dancing skiff puts forth to sea。
The lone dissenter in the blast
Recoils before the sight aghast。
But she; although the heavens be black;
Holds on upon the starboard tack;
For why? although to…day she sink;
Still safe she sails in printer's ink;
And though to…day the seamen drown;
My cut shall hand their memory down。
Poem: II
The careful angler chose his nook
At morning by the lilied brook;
And all the noon his rod he plied
By that romantic riverside。
Soon as the evening hours decline
Tranquilly he'll return to dine;
And; breathing forth a pious wish;
Will cram his belly full of fish。
Poem: III
The Abbot for a walk went out;
A wealthy cleric; very stout;
And Robin has that Abbot stuck
As the red hunter spears the buck。
The djavel or the javelin
Has; you observe; gone bravely in;
And you may hear that weapon whack
Bang through the middle of his back。
HENCE WE MAY LEARN THAT ABBOTS SHOULD
NEVER GO WALKING IN A WOOD。
Poem: IV
The frozen peaks he once explored;
But now he's dead and by the board。
How better far at home to have stayed
Attended by the parlour maid;
And warmed his knees before the fire
Until the hour when folks retire!
SO; IF YOU WOULD BE SPARED TO FRIENDS;
DO NOTHING BUT FOR BUSINESS ENDS。
Poem: V
Industrious pirate! see him sweep
The lonely bosom of the deep;
And daily the horizon scan
From Hatteras or Matapan。
Be sure; before that pirate's old;
He will have made a pot of gold;
And will retire from all his labours
And be respected by his neighbours。
YOU ALSO SCAN YOUR LIFE'S HORIZON
FOR ALL THAT YOU CAN CLAP YOUR EYES ON。
A MARTIAL ELEGY FOR SOME LEAD SOLDIERS
For certain soldiers lately dead
Our reverent dirge shall here be said。
Them; when their martial leader called;
No dread preparative appalled;
But leaden…hearted; leaden…heeled;
I marked them steadfast in the field。
Death grimly sided with the foe;
And smote each leaden hero low。
Proudly they perished one by one:
The dread Pea…cannon's work was done!
O not for them the tears we shed;
Consigned to their congenial lead;
But while unmoved their sleep they take;
We mourn for their dear Captain's sake;
For their dear Captain; who shall smart
Both in his pocket and his heart;
Who saw his heroes shed their gore;
And lacked a shilling to buy more!
THE GRAVER THE PEN: OR; SCENES FROM NATURE; WITH APPROPRIATE VERSES
Poem: I … PROEM
Unlike the common run of men;
I wield a double power to please;
And use the GRAVER and the PEN
With equal aptitude and ease。
I move with that illustrious crew;
The ambidextrous Kings of Art;
And every mortal thing I do
Brings ringing money in the mart。
Hence; in the morning hour; the mead;
The forest and the stream perceive
Me wandering as the muses lead …
Or back returning in the eve。
Two muses like two maiden aunts;
The engraving and the singing muse;
Follow; through all my favourite haunts;
My devious traces in the dews。
To guide and cheer me; each attends;
Each speeds my rapid task along;
One to my cuts her ardour lends;
One breathes her magic in my song。
Poem: II … THE PRECARIOUS MILL
Alone above the stream it stands;
Above the iron hill;
The topsy…turvy; tumble…down;
Yet habitable mill。
Still as the ringing saws advance
To slice the humming deal;
All day the pallid miller hears
The thunder of the wheel。
He hears the river plunge and roar
As roars the angry mob;
He feels the solid building quake;
The trusty timbers throb。
All night beside the fire he cowers:
He hears the rafters jar:
O why is he not in a proper house
As decent people are!
The floors are all aslant; he sees;
The doors are all a…jam;
And from the hook above his head
All crooked swings the ham。
'Alas;' he cries and shakes his head;
'I see by every sign;
There soon all be the deuce to pay;
With this estate of mine。'
Poem: III … THE DISPUTATIOUS PIN