Lapsus Calami (Apr 1891)

by James Kenneth Stephen

For other versions of this work, see Lapsus Calami.

LAPSUS CALAMI

Cambridge:
PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A. AND SONS,
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

LAPSUS CALAMI

 

BY

J. K. S.

 

Cambridge
MACMILLAN AND BOWES
1891

[All Rights reserved]

PIO FUNDATORI.

Post quatuor iam lustra deponens togam,
iam iam futurus rusticus,
alumnus olim, vile consecro tibi,
Henrice rex, opusculum.

 apud Jemabad,
id. Mart. mdcccxci.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

To C. S. C. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

To R. K. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3

A Political Allegory ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4

The Grand Old Pipe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

8

Drinking Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

10

COMBI SONGS.

Coll. Regal. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

13

Boating Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

15

The Littlego ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

17

CIRCUIT SONGS.

To T. A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

21

To T. M. W. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

22

ELECTION SONGS.

An Election Address ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

25

God Save Ireland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

28

The Found Leader ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

29

SINCERE FLATTERY.

I.

Of F. V. H. M.

1.

To One Smoking ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

33

2.

To A. T. M. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

34

II.

Of R. B.

1.

To A. S. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

36

2.

The Last Ride together ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

38

3.

Midsummer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

42

III.

Of W. W. (Americanus) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

43

IV.

Of W. W. (Britannicus) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

44

V.

Of T. G. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

46

VI.

Of Lord B. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

49

VII.

Of A. H. C. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

52

VIII.

Of W. S. (Sir) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

56

IX.

Of W. S. (Mr) ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

59

X.

Ὁμήρου ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

60

THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY, ERRORS OF JUDGMENT AND IMPROMPTUS.

To W. H. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

65

4th July, 1882: at Malines: Midnight ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

66

Drowning Fusee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

67

Incompetent Ballad-Monger ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

69

Triolets Ollendorfiens ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

71

To D. J. S.

1.

On the Fly-Leaf of Treasure Island ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

72

2.

On the Fly-Leaf of Maclise's Portrait Gallery ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

73

The Philosopher and Philanthropist ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

74

The Critic's Speech ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

75

To my Friend's Wife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

77

Time's Revenges ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

78

Köln, 5 July, 1882. 6.30 a.m. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

79

To a Friend ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

80

A Thought ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

81

Lines at the River Side ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

82

Facilis Descensus Averni ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

83

Early School ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

85

Lines written at Private ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

86

An Election Address ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

87