Ambrose Bierce - Egotist

Ambrose Bierce - Egotist

Megaceph, chosen to serve the State br In the halls of legislative debate, br One day with his credentials came br To the capitol's door and announced his name. br The doorkeeper looked, with a comical twist br Of the face, at the eminent egotist, br And said: 'Go away, for we settle here br All manner of questions, knotty and queer, br And we cannot have, when the speaker demands br To know how every member stands, br A man who to all things under the sky br Assents by eternally voting 'I.


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