644 JAMES CLERK MAXWELL. 



Cram found no cover 

 Wherein to hover, 

 For still above her 



Tait held his pen, 

 Which, onward creeping, 

 Might find her sleeping, 

 But left her weeping 



O'er ruined men. 

 For, like a blister, 

 Mistake, Cram's sister, 

 Would wring and twist her 



In awkward T ways, 

 Till all the knowledge 

 Acquired at College 

 Had passed from thought 2 in the last six days. 



PROFESSOR TAIT, LOQUITUR. 



June 1877. 

 WILL mounted ebonite disk 



On smooth unyielding bearing, 

 When turned about with motion brisk 



(Nor excitation sparing), 

 Affect the primitive repose, 



Of + and in a wire, 

 So that while either downward flows, 



The other upwards shall aspire ? 

 Describe the form and size of coil, 



And other things that we may need, 

 Think not about increase of toil 



Involved in work at double speed. 

 I can no more, my pen is bad, 



It catches in the roughened page 

 But answer us and make us glad, 



THOU ANTI-DISTANCE-ACTION SAGE ! 



1 v.r. secret. 2 



v.r. away. 



