R.C. Dallas

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Title:     R.C. Dallas
Author: Lord Byron [More Titles by Byron]

[R.C. Dallas] [1]

YES! wisdom shines in all his mien,
Which would so captivate, I ween,
Wisdom's own goddess Pallas;
That she'd discard her fav'rite owl,
And take for pet a brother fowl,
Sagacious R.C. Dallas.

 

FOOTNOTE:

[1] ["A person observing that Mr. Dallas looked very wise on a certain occasion, his Lordship is said to have broke out into the following impromptu."--_Life, Writings, Times, and Opinions of Lord Byron_, 1825, ii. 191.]

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Lord Byron's poem: [R.C. Dallas]

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