A newspaper is a collection of half-injustices br Which, bawled by boys from mile to mile, br Spreads its curious opinion br To a million merciful and sneering men, br While families cuddle the joys of the fireside br When spurred by tale of dire lone agony. br A newspaper is a court br Where every one is kindly and unfairly tried br By a squalor of honest men. br A newspaper is a market br Where wisdom sells its freedom br And melons are crowned by the crowd. br A newspaper is a game br Where his error scores the player victory br While another's skill wins death. br A newspaper is a symbol; br It is feckless life's chronicle, br A collection of loud tales br Concentrating eternal stupidities, br That in remote ages lived unhaltered, br Roaming through a fenceless world.