A Parable (poem 1919)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
A Parable is a poem written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Guards Came Through and Other Poems on 16 december 1919.
Conan Doyle wrote another poem with the same name A Parable published in 1898.
Editions
- in The Guards Came Through and Other Poems (16 december 1919, John Murray [UK])
- in The Guards Came Through and Other Poems (1920, George H. Doran Co. [US])
- in The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle (1922-1928, John Murray [UK])
A Parable
HIGH-BROW HOUSE was furnished well
With many a goblet fair;
So when they brought the Holy Grail,
There was never a space to spare.
Simple Cottage was clear and clean,
With room to store at will ;
So there they laid the Holy Grail,
And there you'll find it still.