DOI Heft:
September 17, 1892
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17694#0126
September 17, 1892.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 121
HEARING HIMSELF.
{Mysterious Mem. from a Hawarden Note-Book.)
Exceedingly kind and nattering of Max Muller ! "I hope there
are but few here present who have never enjoyed the privilege of
listening to Mr. Gladstone." Ha! ha! He little thought there
Exactly. Must get Harcourt to popularise these. Applied to
Agamemnon._ Why not to "strong men" who live after Agamem-
non? "Evidence from extraneous sources of connection between
title of Anax andron and great Egyptian Empire." Aha ! I may yet
have to play the Anax andron in Egypt as before. Allegory—I mean
Anax andron on banks of Nile! Good—and not a Malapropism.
whatever Wolseley may say. "Title of Anax andron descendible "
was one there who had not "enjoyed that privilege." Have enjoyed j (good word, " descendible ") " from father to son, and accorded in
most privileges in my time, but never that of 'hearing myself as the poems to personages altogether secondary, viz., Etjmelos and
others hear me"—more or less. "Unavoidable absence of Mr. Euphetes." "Wonder what my Etjmelos—Herbert—will say to that!
Gladstone!" Ho! ho! Then my disguise was perfect. Get my-| Enjoyed it much whilst Max was "mouthing out" (as Mrs.
self up as a Liberal Unionist, with wig and eye-glass. Not likely I Browning says) my eulogy of that man of "Phoenician stamp,"
anybody would recog-
nise me in that rig.
Rather enjoyed my-
self—and my paper,
"Phoenician Elements
in the Homeric
Poems." Most se-
ductive title! Such
a popular touch about
it! Think I shall have
it printed as a "leaf-
let" for distribution
among "Workmen's
Clubs and Radical As-
sociations. Might con-
ciliate those well-
meaning but illogical
Eight - Hour Men.
Wonder if Keir-
Hardie would like a
copy. What more
nicely calculated to
cheer the scant leisure
of Labour?
Funny to hear my
own sinuous sentences
coming back to me
from mouth of another.
Not quite sure Max is
so '' fascinating in his
voice, and so persua-
sive in his delivery "
as — but no matter.
Can't say—as Max
did—"I felt myself
carried away, and con-
vinced almost against
my will." Not at all!
Wonder what he
meant by that ? Why
" against his will " ?
That's what Liberal
Unionists, and other
preposterous and illo-
gical opponents of
mine say in House,
when they compli-
ment me on my
" eloquence," an d
then vote against me !
Absurd! Wish they'd
drop their compli-
ments and vote
straight.
"Small and exotic
contribution" to Ori-
ental Congress! Neat
description of paper
running to nearly four
NATURE'S SECRETS.
"Here are some New Laid Eggs for you, Georgie !"
"Oh, thanks ! How nice ! I haven't seen a New Laid Egg for weeks ! How
do you Manage to get them? Oh, of course—You've got aa Incubator !"
the " universal Odys
seus," who expressed
the many-sided, the
all accomplished man;
the polutropos, the
polumetis, the tlemon,
the polutlas, the polu-
mekanos, the poikilo-
metis, the poluphron,
the da'iphron, the tala-
siphron. (What a peck
of p's!) In battle
never foiled! In coun-
cil supreme! His
oratory like the snow-
flakes of the winter
storm." Superbly re-
presentative Phoeni-
cian! "But over and
above this universality
of Odysseus in the
arts of life, he bears
the Phoenician stamp
in what may be termed
his craft." Aha! The
"Old Parliamentary
Hand " of his period
plainly. Wonder if
Max thought of that!
Hellas and Phoenicia
combined! As a
Statesman of classical
culture, commercial
instincts and craft,
what a shining success
Odysseus might have
been in these days !
He went into the Cyclops'
cave
To see what he could
spy out;
He slew his oxen, stole
his sheep,
And then he poked his
eye out,
as the ribald doggerel-
ist has it. Sounds a
little "predatory,"
perhaps, as Salisbury
would say. But quite
capable of being
'' spiritualised'' into
a sound Liberal policy,
directed against the
purblind Poluphemos
of Property and Privi-
lege.
On the whole, I had
a high old time among
columns of Times. "Intense sentiment of nationality,:rwhich led the Orientalists. But when discussion ensued, I longed to throw off
the Greeks of later days to covet the title of Autochthones." Wonder my disguise and rush, Achilles-like, into the fray. But Max might
if that reminded Max, or anyone else, of another race with "an have thought that inconsistent with my "colossal humanity;" so,
intense sentiment of nationality," and a passionate love of the land very unwillingly, I refrained,
from which they sprang. Wonder whether, if Nationalists were ' ,T ~
to call themselves " Auctochthones " instead of Home-Rulers, we Up Aloft.—The most elevated title in the Peerage, and belonging
should get along better ? Must consult Justin on this point. [ to the upperest part of the Upper House, is " Lord Mountgarret."
Should have to teach some of them to pronounce their new name, | There can be but one higher, and that will have to be created in the
though. "Autochthones," spoken in wrath, with a rich brogue, after ! person of a future " Lord Topochimnepot." Though, perhaps, the
dinner, would, I should think, beat Phillippopolis, or " Ri' l'il, ti' i title of "Lord Cowley," if it were altered into Lord Chimnepot-
li'l IslT " hollow. j Cowl-y, would be the highest of all.
Anax andron, too, might be useful. Say, as substitute for that
everlasting G. 0. M., of which I admit I'm heartily sick, Lord of
Men! Wot King of Men, of course. Larry might kick at latter.
"Nothing can be simpler than the meaning of the two words."
Anglice-Frenchie Exclamation {on any of the recent many
showery days ivhen, after an interval of ten minutes, the next bucket-
ful descended).—" Pour une autrefois
vol. cm.
m
HEARING HIMSELF.
{Mysterious Mem. from a Hawarden Note-Book.)
Exceedingly kind and nattering of Max Muller ! "I hope there
are but few here present who have never enjoyed the privilege of
listening to Mr. Gladstone." Ha! ha! He little thought there
Exactly. Must get Harcourt to popularise these. Applied to
Agamemnon._ Why not to "strong men" who live after Agamem-
non? "Evidence from extraneous sources of connection between
title of Anax andron and great Egyptian Empire." Aha ! I may yet
have to play the Anax andron in Egypt as before. Allegory—I mean
Anax andron on banks of Nile! Good—and not a Malapropism.
whatever Wolseley may say. "Title of Anax andron descendible "
was one there who had not "enjoyed that privilege." Have enjoyed j (good word, " descendible ") " from father to son, and accorded in
most privileges in my time, but never that of 'hearing myself as the poems to personages altogether secondary, viz., Etjmelos and
others hear me"—more or less. "Unavoidable absence of Mr. Euphetes." "Wonder what my Etjmelos—Herbert—will say to that!
Gladstone!" Ho! ho! Then my disguise was perfect. Get my-| Enjoyed it much whilst Max was "mouthing out" (as Mrs.
self up as a Liberal Unionist, with wig and eye-glass. Not likely I Browning says) my eulogy of that man of "Phoenician stamp,"
anybody would recog-
nise me in that rig.
Rather enjoyed my-
self—and my paper,
"Phoenician Elements
in the Homeric
Poems." Most se-
ductive title! Such
a popular touch about
it! Think I shall have
it printed as a "leaf-
let" for distribution
among "Workmen's
Clubs and Radical As-
sociations. Might con-
ciliate those well-
meaning but illogical
Eight - Hour Men.
Wonder if Keir-
Hardie would like a
copy. What more
nicely calculated to
cheer the scant leisure
of Labour?
Funny to hear my
own sinuous sentences
coming back to me
from mouth of another.
Not quite sure Max is
so '' fascinating in his
voice, and so persua-
sive in his delivery "
as — but no matter.
Can't say—as Max
did—"I felt myself
carried away, and con-
vinced almost against
my will." Not at all!
Wonder what he
meant by that ? Why
" against his will " ?
That's what Liberal
Unionists, and other
preposterous and illo-
gical opponents of
mine say in House,
when they compli-
ment me on my
" eloquence," an d
then vote against me !
Absurd! Wish they'd
drop their compli-
ments and vote
straight.
"Small and exotic
contribution" to Ori-
ental Congress! Neat
description of paper
running to nearly four
NATURE'S SECRETS.
"Here are some New Laid Eggs for you, Georgie !"
"Oh, thanks ! How nice ! I haven't seen a New Laid Egg for weeks ! How
do you Manage to get them? Oh, of course—You've got aa Incubator !"
the " universal Odys
seus," who expressed
the many-sided, the
all accomplished man;
the polutropos, the
polumetis, the tlemon,
the polutlas, the polu-
mekanos, the poikilo-
metis, the poluphron,
the da'iphron, the tala-
siphron. (What a peck
of p's!) In battle
never foiled! In coun-
cil supreme! His
oratory like the snow-
flakes of the winter
storm." Superbly re-
presentative Phoeni-
cian! "But over and
above this universality
of Odysseus in the
arts of life, he bears
the Phoenician stamp
in what may be termed
his craft." Aha! The
"Old Parliamentary
Hand " of his period
plainly. Wonder if
Max thought of that!
Hellas and Phoenicia
combined! As a
Statesman of classical
culture, commercial
instincts and craft,
what a shining success
Odysseus might have
been in these days !
He went into the Cyclops'
cave
To see what he could
spy out;
He slew his oxen, stole
his sheep,
And then he poked his
eye out,
as the ribald doggerel-
ist has it. Sounds a
little "predatory,"
perhaps, as Salisbury
would say. But quite
capable of being
'' spiritualised'' into
a sound Liberal policy,
directed against the
purblind Poluphemos
of Property and Privi-
lege.
On the whole, I had
a high old time among
columns of Times. "Intense sentiment of nationality,:rwhich led the Orientalists. But when discussion ensued, I longed to throw off
the Greeks of later days to covet the title of Autochthones." Wonder my disguise and rush, Achilles-like, into the fray. But Max might
if that reminded Max, or anyone else, of another race with "an have thought that inconsistent with my "colossal humanity;" so,
intense sentiment of nationality," and a passionate love of the land very unwillingly, I refrained,
from which they sprang. Wonder whether, if Nationalists were ' ,T ~
to call themselves " Auctochthones " instead of Home-Rulers, we Up Aloft.—The most elevated title in the Peerage, and belonging
should get along better ? Must consult Justin on this point. [ to the upperest part of the Upper House, is " Lord Mountgarret."
Should have to teach some of them to pronounce their new name, | There can be but one higher, and that will have to be created in the
though. "Autochthones," spoken in wrath, with a rich brogue, after ! person of a future " Lord Topochimnepot." Though, perhaps, the
dinner, would, I should think, beat Phillippopolis, or " Ri' l'il, ti' i title of "Lord Cowley," if it were altered into Lord Chimnepot-
li'l IslT " hollow. j Cowl-y, would be the highest of all.
Anax andron, too, might be useful. Say, as substitute for that
everlasting G. 0. M., of which I admit I'm heartily sick, Lord of
Men! Wot King of Men, of course. Larry might kick at latter.
"Nothing can be simpler than the meaning of the two words."
Anglice-Frenchie Exclamation {on any of the recent many
showery days ivhen, after an interval of ten minutes, the next bucket-
ful descended).—" Pour une autrefois
vol. cm.
m