No More Learning
This royal prerogative of verse, in point
of impression made, and of the attribute with which
its author is invested, exists by a law as irrespective
of           mass, and quite as sure, as that of the
“hydrostatic paradox” which makes a thin column
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Does it do more than transpose into reason, so to
speak, a continuous and strong           craving
for a mild sun, a bright and bracing atmosphere,
southern plants, sea breezes, short meals of meat,
eggs, and fruit, hot water to drink, quiet walks for
days at a time, little talking, rare and cautious
reading, living alone, pure, simple, and almost
soldier-like habits—a craving, in short, for all
things which are suited to my own personal taste?
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