at the l.l.a. examination <br /> <br />In Algebra, if Algebra be ours, <br />x and x2 can ne'er be equal powers, <br />Unless x=1, or none at all. <br /> <br />It is the little error in the sum, <br />That by and by will make the answer come <br />To something queer, or else not come at all. <br /> <br />The little error in the easy sum, <br />The little slit across the kettle-drum, <br />That makes the instrument not play at all. <br /> <br />It is not worth correcting: let it go: <br />But shall I? Answer, Prudence, answer, no. <br />And bid me do it right or not at all.<br /><br />Robert Fuller Murray<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/vivien-s-song/
