Toboganning on Parnassus Author:Franklin Pierce Adams Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: R. S. V. P. AD PHYLLIDEM Horace: Book IV Ode n "Est mihi nonum superantis annum" Phyllis, I've a keg of fine fermented grape juice, Alban wine that's b... more »een nine years in th cellar. Ivy chaplets? Sure. Also, in the garden, Plenty of parsley. See my little shack — why, you'd hardly know it. All the rooms are swept, Sunday-like and shiny; Flowers all around, altar simply famished — Hungry for lamb stew. Neighbours all are coming over to the party, All the busy boys, all the giggling girlies, Whiffs of certain things wafted from the kitchen — Simply delicious. Oh, of course. You ask why the fancy fireworks, Why the awning out, why the stylish doings. Well, I'll tell you why. It's Maecenas' birthday — i3th of April. Telephus? Oh, tush! Pass him up completely! Telly's such a swell; Telly doesn't love you; Telly is a trifler; Telly's running round with Some other fairy. Phyllie, don't mismate; those that do regret it. Phaeton — you know his unhappy story; Poor Bellerophon, too, you must remember, Pegasus shook him. If these few remarks, rather aptly chosen, Make a hit with you, come, don't make me jealous. Let me sing you songs of my own composing. Oh, come on over I Advice AD ARIUSTUM FDSCUM Horace: Book I, Ode 22. "Integer vita scelerisque purus" — Take it from me: A guy who's square, His chances always are the best. I'm in the know, for I've been there, And that's no ancient Roman jest. What time he hits the hay to rest There's nothing on his mind but hair, No javelin upon his chest — Take it from me, a guy who's square. There's nothing that can throw a scare Into the contents of his vest; His name is Eva I-Don't-Care; His chances always are the best. Why, once, when I was way out West, S...« less