"'The time has come,' the Taussig said,
'To lecture by and large
"Upon the unearned increment
Of Cleopatra's Barge,
"And what the scale of prices is
When buying stocks on marge.'
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"'And I,' the Bushnell Hart began,
'Will speak of many things:
"First, whether slaves were really slaves,
Or whether they wore rings;
"Or whether John Brown's Body
Has started sprouting wings.'
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"'A diagram,' the Taussig said,
'Perhaps will tell you more
"Of what I mean in heading G,
Sub-heading number four.'
"The Students all were silent
Excepting for a snore.
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"The Taussig and the Bushnell Hart
Talked on an hour or so,
"Elucidating simple facts
That Students ought to know.
"(The two back rows were fast asleep;
The rest were feeling low.)
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"'O Students,' said the Bushnell Hart,
'What have you learned to-day?
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