专八阅读材料库之最差诗人诗集拍卖
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35 <span word="poems">poems</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Topaz">Topaz</span> <span word="McGonagall">McGonagall</span>， <span word="often">often</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>， <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> $12，900 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="auction">auction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>， <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="McGonagall">McGonagall</span>， <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Lyon">Lyon</span><span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span> <span word="auctioneers">auctioneers</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>， <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="works">works</span>， <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="rhyming">rhyming</span>， <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="womens">womens</span> <span word="suffrage">suffrage</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="outpaced">outpaced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inscribed">inscribed</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="fetched">fetched</span> <span word="about">about</span> $12，100 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p> <span word="McGonagall">McGonagall</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weaver">weaver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dundee">Dundee</span>， <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="recited">recited</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ridiculed">ridiculed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>， <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="hurled">hurled</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="poems">poems</span> <span word="attests">attests</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="derision">derision</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span>：</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span>/<span word="The">The</span> <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span> <span word="rabble">rabble</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="shout">shout</span>/<span word="There">There</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="Mad">Mad</span> <span word="McGonagall">McGonagall</span>!</p><p> <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="poet">poet</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Dove">Dove</span>， <span word="books">books</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Lyon">Lyon</span><span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="comedic">comedic</span>.</p><p> <span word="McGonagall">McGonagall</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1902， <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>， <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="reception">reception</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="autobiography">autobiography</span>， <span word="two">two</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inscribed">inscribed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span>： <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>， <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="greater">greater</span>.</p>
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