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The Chemistry Hour
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 27, 2009
The Chemistry Hour
Gerard Bullett
Now let me praise, not famous men,
But men who, for little reward,
Scattered the floor of my dusty pen
With crumbs of truth from a cherished hoard,
And in particular him who came,
On Tuesday and Friday, praise the Lord,
Hoping to set our hearts aflame
With natural science, combustible stuff.
Snobs every one of us, lost to shame,
We [...]
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