You are servants. Your thoughts are the thoughts of cooks curious to
skim perquisites from every pan, your quarrels are the quarrels of
scullions who fight for the privilege of cleaning the pot with most
leavings in it, your committees sit upon the landings of backstairs, and
your quarrels are the quarrels of kitchens.
[1878-9]
"The Earth?" quoth a Dandelion to my Oak, "what earth? where is any? I
float, and find none!"
At that moment the wind blew.
"Nevertheless, it is here," quoth my oak, with pleasure in all his
roots, what time the dandelion was blown out of hearing.