Base words are uttered only by the base <br />And can for such at once be understood, <br />But noble platitudes:--ah, there's a case <br />Where the most careful scrutiny is needed <br />To tell a voice that's genuinely good <br />From one that's base but merely has succeeded.<br /><br />WH Auden<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/base-words-are-uttered-2/
