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Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you read more
Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you are emptying your colloquial pack,
The fiend Lumbago jumps upon his back.
Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
Not more read more
Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
Not more distinct from harmony divine
The constant creaking of a country sign.
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.
But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.
I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.
