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| Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912. |
| Eugene Field. 1850–1895 |
| 229. The Preference Declared |
| Horace Ode I. 38 |
| BOY, I detest the Persian pomp; | |
| I hate those linden-bark devices; | |
| And as for roses, holy Moses! | |
| They can't be got at living prices! | |
| Myrtle is good enough for us,— | 5 |
| For you, as bearer of my flagon; | |
| For me, supine beneath this vine, | |
| Doing my best to get a jag on! |
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