Lapsus Calami (Aug 1891)/To One that Smokes
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SINCERE FLATTERY.
I. Of F. W. H. M.
i. To One that smokes.
Spare us the hint of slightest desecration,
Spotless preserve us an untainted shrine;
Not for thy sake, oh goddess of creation,
Not for thy sake, oh woman, but for mine.
Spotless preserve us an untainted shrine;
Not for thy sake, oh goddess of creation,
Not for thy sake, oh woman, but for mine.