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{{script|Herculio}}: Ay, drafted, is ’t; <br> | {{script|Herculio}}: Ay, drafted, is ’t; <br> | ||
But to my mind, though eagle-tuned<br> | But to my mind, though eagle-tuned<br> | ||
And to the manner born, this is | And to the manner born, this Condition is <br> | ||
More honour’d in the breach than the | More honour’d in the breach than the performance.<br> | ||
This heavy-handed sheaf of windy guff <br> | This heavy-handed sheaf of windy guff <br> | ||
Doth impose a weighty tax upon our distant aspirations;<br> | Doth impose a weighty tax upon our distant aspirations;<br> | ||
These ticket-clippers with their malty turns of phrase <br> | |||
Soil our accord with oily additions. Who wouldst draw <br> | Soil our accord with oily additions. Who wouldst draw <br> | ||
Not the heaving strokes of palpitating consensus <br> | Not the heaving strokes of palpitating consensus <br> | ||
But | But this wicker frame of ghoulish aspect <br> | ||
Post-dated with the odds of | Post-dated with the odds of shouty misadventure? | ||