Poem by Mark Lemon (1809-1870)

 

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How To Make A Man Of Consequence

 


    A brow austere, a circumspective eye.
    A frequent shrug of the os humeri;
    A nod significant, a stately gait,
    A blustering manner, and a tone of weight,
    A smile sarcastic, an expressive stare:
    Adopt all these, as time and place will bear;
    Then rest assur'd that those of little sense
    Will deem you sure a man of consequence.

 

 

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True enough.
2024-08-26