6
10 Very very weak
14
18 Very weak
22
26 Fairly weak
30
34 Somewhat heavy
38
42 Heavy
46
50 Very heavy
54
58 Very very heavy
60
A Contender:
William Cullen Bryant (1794 – 1878)
Beard type: Van Winkle
Typical opus: To a Waterfowl
Gravity (UPI rating): 43
From Thanatopsis
"...To Nature's teachings, while from all around--
Earth and her waters, and the depths of air--
Comes a still voice--Yet a few days, and thee
The all-beholding sun shall see no more
In all his course; nor yet in the cold ground,
Where thy pale form was laid with many tears,
Nor in the embrace of ocean, shall exist
Thy image...."
2 comments:
Do the cooties count in the gross weight?
Heh. Or sticks, leftover pudding, clots of brandy, etc.
You must admit Bryant had a splendid beard, Sir TC. He was, as was even Walt W. at times, considered a mystic visionary of sorts. And both pals of...Abe Lincoln! (well, Walt was probably kept at a distance).
Honest Abe penned poesy at times as well, did he not? The first Beat-poet prez (at least until homie J-Dub Booth ended the par-tay).
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