"What profits now to understand The merits of a spotless shirt— A dapper boot—a little hand— If half the little soul is dirt."
— Soul

January 1, 1970

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Alfred Tennyson, The New Timon and the Poets. Appeared in Punch (Feb. 28, 1846). Signed Alcibiades. Answer to attack made by Bulwer-Lytton in The New Timon when Tennyson received a pension.