TOMYFRIENDTHEINDICATOR

tomyfriendtheindicator

(1820)

youreasyessaysindicateaflow,

dearfriend,ofbrainwhichwemayelsewhereseek;

andtotheirpagesi,andhundreds,owe,

thatwednesdayisthesweetestoftheweek.

suchobservation,wit,andsense,areshewn,

wethinkthedaysofbickerstaffreturned;

andthataportionofthatoilyouown,

inhisundyingmidnightlampwhichburned.

iwouldnotlightlybruiseoldpriscian'shead,

orwrongtherulesofgrammarunderstood;

but,withtheleaveofpriscianbeitsaid,

theindicativeisyourpotentialmood.

wit,poet,prose-man,party-man,translator—

h[unt],yourbesttitleyetisindicator.