Careful Words

papers (n.)

Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand,

They rave, recite, and madden round the land.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 5.

Where go the poet's lines?

Answer, ye evening tapers!

Ye auburn locks, ye golden curls,

Speak from your folded papers!

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894): The Poet's Lot.