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30 BALLADE OF THE NEW HUMOUR Some toady’s risky “ mot,” Some cad’s malicious rumour :—! All’s porridge for your pot. You label it as humour! ENVOI A swollen head you’ve got, A suppurating tumour! You write infernal rot, And label it as humour! 1 Mr. Back, myself, the O.B., any member of Christ’s College, any member of Corpus Christi College, any member of Emmanuel College, are here severally enumerated.
BALLADE OF THE NEW HUMOUR WHEN you at ninety paces Fill up a snipe with shot, Find dons with pretty faces, “ New” dramas with a plot, Find money on a Scot, Find beauty in a bloomer— We'll read your little lot And label it as humour. You think to break our braces With hidden jokes and hot ; Kick over manners’ traces, Reins tangle in the knot Of Boredom—Never trot Your spavined mare, but groom her! You snigger at a sot, And label him as humour. Some pseudo-bloods at races, Some scholar’s polyglot, Some torpid Don’s grimaces, Some spouting Hottent…
…e of the Mutability of Human Affairs Ballade of Guideless Climbing . Ballade of the Backs Ballade of Cambridge Papers Ballade of the New Humour Ballade of the One-Eyed Tout . Ballade of Lawn Tennis . Ballade of Serious Ballades Ballade of Old Admirals A Refrain of a Far Country A Ballade of Farewell vii PAGE 1X
…g— Slim-waisted and elegant-necked, As a maiden on water-cress feeding If a simile splendidly decked Appeals to your excellent sect) But humour must pall—it’s too true. I think you ought not to object To a serious ballade or two. All folk at odd times may be needing A voice to advise or protect; The heart of a maid may be bleeding; The sky of your life may be flecked With clouds, and you cannot expect The flowers to grow without dew— Please listen with proper respect To a serious ballade or two! The sprinkling of thought I am seeding May gather…