The Thinker

He who grasps at the flowers of thought Oft finds in his eager fingers naught, But leafless stalks where the blossoms hung, In some long-lost summer when life was young-- Or at best but a glimmer of thistle down To sprinkle his hair ’neath the laurel crown.

Note from Transcriber

It was decided not to correct likely mistakes in the poems. However, for the convenience of the reader, we are providing this list of some deviations from other editions.

Page 13: In lieu of “A week. God speed”, “A week--God speed”

Page 18: In lieu of “muleteers had sudded”, “muleteers had sudden”

Page 36: In lieu of “upon its hedge”, “upon its edge”

Page 61: In lieu of “The long-dead altars”, “The long-dead tapers”

Page 68: In lieu of “Senor”, “Señor”

Page 101: In lieu of “growed on the own”, “growed on the’r own”

Page 102: In lieu of “along with the bosses”, “along with the boss’s” and “An’ I lay” instead of “An’ I low”

Page 105: In lieu of “handsomeness, ye low”, “handsomeness, ye ’low”

Page 107: In lieu of “I haint”, “I hain’t”

Page 108: In lieu of “I low”, I ’low”