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Poem
July 6, 1886
Spirit Of Jefferson
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Satirical poem ridiculing a man who deems nature a bungled creation by the Creator, claims alliance with Darwin to prove its flaws, incessantly criticizes imperfections, and advises God while his wife sews for income.
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In building up nature he thought the Creator
Had blundered unspeakably queer.
And he said he and Darwin and Billy McVarren
Could prove the whole thing but of gear.
He said the whole pattern from Neptune to Saturn
Was cut by a bungling design,
And that no particular was plumb perpendicular
And exact every time to the line.
He said that no critic, with brain analytic,
Could tolerate things that he saw.
He said he would suffer if any old duffer
Couldn't pick out a blemish or flaw.
Any man with a cranium as big's a giraffe
Could see the whole thing was a botch
See where nature had blundered in points by the hundred
In the space of five ticks of his watch.
And so day and night he advised the Almighty
With advice he believed of great worth.
And his wife took in sewing to keep life agoing
While he superintended the earth.
[Lynn Union.]
Had blundered unspeakably queer.
And he said he and Darwin and Billy McVarren
Could prove the whole thing but of gear.
He said the whole pattern from Neptune to Saturn
Was cut by a bungling design,
And that no particular was plumb perpendicular
And exact every time to the line.
He said that no critic, with brain analytic,
Could tolerate things that he saw.
He said he would suffer if any old duffer
Couldn't pick out a blemish or flaw.
Any man with a cranium as big's a giraffe
Could see the whole thing was a botch
See where nature had blundered in points by the hundred
In the space of five ticks of his watch.
And so day and night he advised the Almighty
With advice he believed of great worth.
And his wife took in sewing to keep life agoing
While he superintended the earth.
[Lynn Union.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Science Progress
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Nature Blunder
Creator Critique
Darwin Reference
Almighty Advice
Satirical Folly
What entities or persons were involved?
[Lynn Union.]
Poem Details
Author
[Lynn Union.]
Key Lines
In Building Up Nature He Thought The Creator
Had Blundered Unspeakably Queer.
And He Said He And Darwin And Billy Mcvarren
Could Prove The Whole Thing But Of Gear.
He Said The Whole Pattern From Neptune To Saturn
Was Cut By A Bungling Design,
Any Man With A Cranium As Big's A Giraffe
Could See The Whole Thing Was A Botch
And So Day And Night He Advised The Almighty
With Advice He Believed Of Great Worth.