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1909 · PDF PAGE 3

Alexandra

…epairing the street, whom I asked up to taste my delicious T. — I think the ab- breviation is so clever, don’t you ? — and to whom I had read it, said : “ B...y good, miss, b...y good ”. A simple heartfelt tribute from the People). Alas ! too incomplete. But something at least is saved, — honour, which if you remember was all Sir George got out of King Francis’ great lion at the battle of Pavium — you have read Mrs Browning’s scrumptious poemlet, of course. “ Diaper ” will at least avoid the Infernum pro- scribed for John Stuart Mill, Newton’s …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 9

Alexandra

4 ALEXANDRA NOTES : 1. Translation by Mr A.B. Waulkphast. Alexandra ! Alexandra ! Read ! I will not be a Cassandra. (i.e. a prophetess of evil.) I will write those things which become me : Xenophon (an ancient writer . . . ah ! did you once see Shelley plain ? in his extant mas- terpiece) did no more. Alexandra ! Alexandra ! I will not be a bad Cassandra. (i.e. a seer of future misfortunes.) O spring ! make me a poet (poetess) concerning thee ! Reign ! Live ! Love ! Be fruitful ! Alexandra ! I being unarmed. (Because Mrs Cox is a woman. Cf. Vol…

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