An Elective Course

by Thomas Bailey Aldrich — a poem card from Justes Mots

A witty, playful poem by a Harvard student declaring that romantic love supersedes all academic learning; Fanny's charms are his only curriculum. The poem humorously mocks scholarly pursuits while celebrating love as the highest knowledge. It's ideal for romantic or humorous occasions celebrating love's primacy.

Lines Found Among The Papers Of A Harvard Undergraduate

The bloom that lies on Fanny's cheek
Is all my Latin, all my Greek;
The only sciences I know
Are frowns that gloom and smiles that glow;
Siberia and Italy
Lie in her sweet geography;…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship