原文 (英语)

Illustrated To My Friend Alexander Konta With Affectionate Salutation "Mansfield," 1919 A mound of earth a little higher graded: Perhaps upon a stone a chiselled name: A dab of printer's ink soon blurred and faded-- And then oblivion--that--that is fame! --Henry Watterson Contents Chapter the First I Am Born and Begin to Take Notice--John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson--James K. Polk and Franklin Pierce--Jack Dade and "Beau Hickman"--Old Times in Washington