It was a man of many parts, br Who in his coffer mind br Had stored the Classics and the Arts br And Sciences combined; br The purest gems of poesy br Came flashing from his pen-- br The wholesome truths of History br He gave his fellow men. br br He knew the stars from 'Dog' to Mars; br And he could tell you, too, br Their distances--as though the cars br Had often checked him through-- br And time 'twould take to reach the sun, br Or by the 'Milky Way,' br Drop in upon the moon, or run br The homeward trip, or stay. br br With Logic at his fingers' ends, br Theology in mind, br He often entertained his friends br Until they died resigned; br And with inquiring mind intent br Upon Alchemic arts br A dynamite experiment-- br . . . . . . .