'Terence, this1 is stupid stuff: You eat your victuals2 fast enough; There can't be much amiss,'tis clear, To see the rate you drink your beer. But oh, good Lord, the verse you make, 5 It gives a chap the belly-ache. The cow, the old cow, she is dead; It sleeps well, ...
doi:10.1080/00144940.1955.11481821Werner, W. L.Dudley, Fred A.Explicator
"Terence, this is stupid stuff: You eat your victuals fast enough; There can't be much amiss, 'tis clear, To see the rate you drink your beer. But oh, good Lord, the verse you make, It gives a chap the belly-ache. The cow, the old cow, she is dead; ...
Poetic Terms In “Terence, This Is Stupid Stuffâ€A.E. Housman’s “Terence
doi:10.1080/00144940.1971.11483011SwansonW. J.The Explicator
doi:10.1080/00144940.1954.11481781GriffithBen W.The Explicator
doi:10.1080/00144940.1973.11483151Douglas John McReynoldsThe ExplicatorMcReynolds, D. J., `Housman's "Terence, This is Stupid Stuff", 1-14', Explicator, 31 (1973), Item 39