My Mind is Made Up

(First words from half a column of Quine’s “On What There Is.”)

Is we things unlike less?
And when we shift the sets?
For other would be most counterfeit–
Of notion.

Pegasus;
Otherwise nonsense is.
Has, seen… but:
Elementary subtler.
Precept their theories–
Pegasus.

Misguided McX’s;
More to minds named by us.
Wyman has being… but:
When we say such saying–
Pegasus.

Not the saying–
“Pegasus.”
Not with that case are…
Entity being–
Unquestion.

By way–
One who is united,
Ruining despite espousal.
He is the exister,
Preserving illusion.

Of bloated universe,
Says our sense,
Pegasus.