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They disappoint the bright-eyed dons
 * Who beamed with glee in hopes to find

(They cannot tell their geese from swans)
 * The "sterling heart," the "radiant mind."

They beamed with glee in hopes to find—
 * But all aghast in vain they seek

The "sterling heart," the "radiant mind"
 * Whereof my testimonials speak.

All aghast in vain they seek,
 * And finding I am not the sort

Whereof my testimonials speak
 * The dons have gone back to their port.

Finding I am not the sort,
 * Their kindly zeal availing not,

The dons have gone back to their port
 * Feeling, perhaps, a trifle hot.

Their kindly zeal availing not
 * The fauteuils nearest to the grill

(Feeling, perhaps, a trifle hot)
 * My testimonial-writers fill.