I sit astride Parnassus with my lyre, And pick with care the disobedie… — The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

I sit astride Parnassus with my lyre, And pick with care the disobedient wire. That stupid shepherd lolling on his crook With deaf attention scarcely deigns to look. I bide my time, and it shall come at length, When, with a Titan's energy and strength, I'll grab a fistful of the strings, and O, The word shall suffer when I let them go!

Place: ¶927
License: Public domain · Source
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