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  Moral Emblems
  by Robert Louis Stevenson
  Contents
  NOT I; AND OTHER POEMS
  I。   Some like drink
  II。  Here; perfect to a wish
  III。 As seamen on the seas
  IV。  The pamphlet here presented
  MORAL EMBLEMS: A COLLECTION OF CUTS AND VERSES
  I。   See how the children in the print
  II。  Reader; your soul upraise to see
  III。 A PEAK IN DARIEN … Broad…gazing on untrodden lands
  IV。  See in the print how; moved by whim
  V。   Mark; printed on the opposing page
  MORAL EMBLEMS: A SECOND COLLECTION OF CUTS AND VERSES
  I。   With storms a…weather; rocks…a…lee
  II。  The careful angler chose his nook
  III。 The Abbot for a walk went out
  IV。  The frozen peaks he once explored
  V。   Industrious pirate! see him sweep
  A MARTIAL ELEGY FOR SOME LEAD SOLDIERS
  For certain soldiers lately dead
  THE GRAVER AND THE PEN: OR; SCENES FROM NATURE; WITH APPROPRIATE
  VERSES
  I。    PROEM … Unlike the common run of men
  II。   THE PRECARIOUS MILL … Alone above the stream it stands
  III。  THE DISPUTATIOUS PINES … The first pine to the second said
  IV。   THE TRAMPS … Now long enough had day endured
  V。    THE FOOLHARDY GEOGRAPHER … The howling desert miles around
  VI。   THE ANGLER AND THE CLOWN … The echoing bridge you here may
  see
  MORAL TALES
  I。    ROBIN AND BEN: OR; THE PIRATE AND THE APOTHECARY … Come; lend
  me an attentive ear
  II。   THE BUILDER'S DOOM … In eighteen…twenty Deacon Thin
  ***
  NOT I; AND OTHER POEMS
  Poem: NOT I
  Some like drink
  In a pint pot;
  Some like to think;
  Some not。
  Strong Dutch cheese;
  Old Kentucky rye;
  Some like these;
  Not I。
  Some like Poe;
  And others like Scott;
  Some like Mrs。 Stowe;
  Some not。
  Some like to laugh;
  Some like to cry;
  Some like chaff;
  Not I。
  Poem: II
  Here; perfect to a wish;
  We offer; not a dish;
  But just the platter:
  A book that's not a book;
  A pamphlet in the look
  But not the matter。
  I own in disarray:
  As to the flowers of May
  The frosts of Winter;
  To my poetic rage;
  The smallness of the page
  And of the printer。
  Poem: III
  As seamen on the seas
  With song and dance descry
  Adown the morning breeze
  An islet in the sky:
  In Araby the dry;
  As o'er the sandy plain
  The panting camels cry
  To smell the coming rain:
  So all things over earth
  A common law obey;
  And rarity and worth
  Pass; arm in arm; away;
  And even so; to…day;
  The printer and the bard;
  In pressless Davos; pray
  Their sixpenny reward。
  Poem: IV
  The pamphlet here presented
  Was planned and printed by
  A printer unindented;
  A bard whom all decry。
  The author and the printer;
  With various kinds of skill;
  Concocted it in Winter
  At Davos on the Hill。
  They burned the nightly taper;
  But now the work is ripe …
  Observe the costly paper;
  Remark the perfect type!
  MORAL EMBLEMS I
  Poem: I
  See how the children in the print
  Bound on the book to see what's in 't!
  O; like these pretty babes; may you
  Seize and APPLY this volume too!
  And while your eye upon the cuts
  With harmless ardour opes and shuts;
  Reader; may your immortal mind
  To their sage lessons not be blind。
  Poem: II
  Reader; your soul upraise to see;
  In yon fair cut designed by me;
  The pauper by the highwayside
  Vainly soliciting from pride。
  Mark how the Beau with easy air
  Contemns the anxious rustic's prayer;
  And; casting a disdainful eye;
  Goes gaily gallivanting by。
  He from the poor averts his head 。 。 。
  He will regret it when he's dead。
  Poem: III … A PEAK IN DARIEN
  Broad…gazing on untrodden lands;
  See where adventurous Cortez stands;
  While in the heavens above his head
  The Eagle seeks its daily bread。
  How aptly fact to fact replies:
  Heroes and eagles; hills and skies。
  Ye who contemn the fatted slave
  Look on this emblem; and be brave。
  Poem: IV
  See in the print how; moved by whim;
  Trumpeting Jumbo; great and grim;
  Adjusts his trunk; like a cravat;
  To noose that individual's hat。
  The sacred Ibis in the distance
  Joys to observe his bold resistance。
  Poem: V
  Mark; printed on the opposing page;
  The unfortunate effects of rage。
  A man (who might be you or me)
  Hurls another into the sea。
  Poor soul; his unreflecting act
  His future joys will much contract;
  And he will spoil his evening toddy
  By dwelling on that mangled body。
  MORAL EMBLEMS II
  Poem: I
  With storms a…weather; rocks a…lee;
  The dancing skiff puts forth to sea。
  The lone dissenter in the blast
  Recoils before the sight aghast。
  But she; although the heavens be black;
  Holds on upon the starboard tack;
  For why? although to…day she sink;
  Still safe she sails in printer's ink;
  And though to…day the seamen drown;
  My cut shall hand their memory down。
  Poem: II
  The careful angler chose his nook
  At morning by the lilied brook;
  And all the noon his rod he plied
  By that romantic riverside。
  Soon as the evening hours decline
  Tranquilly he'll return to dine;
  And; breathing forth a pious wish;
  Will cram his belly full of fish。
  Poem: III
  The Abbot for a walk went out;
  A wealthy cleric; very stout;
  And Robin has that Abbot stuck
  As the red hunter spears the buck。
  The djavel or the javelin
  Has; you observe; gone bravely in;
  And you may hear that weapon whack
  Bang through the middle of his back。
  HENCE WE MAY LEARN THAT ABBOTS SHOULD
  NEVER GO WALKING IN A WOOD。
  Poem: IV
  The frozen peaks he once explored;
  But now he's dead and by the board。
  How better far at home to have stayed
  Attended by the parlour maid;
  And warmed his knees before the fire
  Until the hour when folks retire!
  SO; IF YOU WOULD BE SPARED TO FRIENDS;
  DO NOTHING BUT FOR BUSINESS ENDS。
  Poem: V
  Industrious pirate! see him sweep
  The lonely bosom of the deep;
  And daily the horizon scan
  From Hatteras or Matapan。
  Be sure; before that pirate's old;
  He will have made a pot of gold;
  And will retire from all his labours
  And be respected by his neighbours。
  YOU ALSO SCAN YOUR LIFE'S HORIZON
  FOR ALL THAT YOU CAN CLAP YOUR EYES ON。
  A MARTIAL ELEGY FOR SOME LEAD SOLDIERS
  For certain soldiers lately dead
  Our reverent dirge shall here be said。
  Them; when their martial leader called;
  No dread preparative appalled;
  But leaden…hearted; leaden…heeled;
  I marked them steadfast in the field。
  Death grimly sided with the foe;
  And smote each leaden hero low。
  Proudly they perished one by one:
  The dread Pea…cannon's work was done!
  O not for them the tears we shed;
  Consigned to their congenial lead;
  But while unmoved their sleep they take;
  We mourn for their dear Captain's sake;
  For their dear Captain; who shall smart
  Both in his pocket and his heart;
  Who saw his heroes shed their gore;
  And lacked a shilling to buy more!
  THE GRAVER THE PEN: OR; SCENES FROM NATURE; WITH APPROPRIATE VERSES
  Poem: I … PROEM
  Unlike the common run of men;
  I wield a double power to please;
  And use the GRAVER and the PEN
  With equal aptitude and ease。
  I move with that illustrious crew;
  The ambidextrous Kings of Art;
  And every mortal thing I do
  Brings ringing money in the mart。
  Hence; in the morning hour; the mead;
  The forest and the stream perceive
  Me wandering as the muses lead …
  Or back returning in the eve。
  Two muses like two maiden aunts;
  The engraving and the singing muse;
  Follow; through all my favourite haunts;
  My devious traces in the dews。
  To guide and cheer me; each attends;
  Each speeds my rapid task along;
  One to my cuts her ardour lends;
  One breathes her magic in my song。
  Poem: II … THE PRECARIOUS MILL
  Alone above the stream it stands;
  Above the iron hill;
  The topsy…turvy; tumble…down;
  Yet habitable mill。
  Still as the ringing saws advance
  To slice the humming deal;
  All day the pallid miller hears
  The thunder of the wheel。
  He hears the river plunge and roar
  As roars the angry mob;
  He feels the solid building quake;
  The trusty timbers throb。
  All night beside the fire he cowers:
  He hears the rafters jar:
  O why is he not in a proper house
  As decent people are!
  The floors are all aslant; he sees;
  The doors are all a…jam;
  And from the hook above his head
  All crooked swings the ham。
  'Alas;' he cries and shakes his head;
  'I see by every sign;
  There soon all be the deuce to pay;
  With this estate of mine。'
  Poem: III … THE DISPUTATIOUS PIN