A Choice of Comic and Curious VerseJohn Michael Cohen |
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... seems small – I think I will not hang myself to - day . ENVOI - Prince , I can hear the trump of Germinal , The tumbrils toiling up the terrible way ; Even to - day your royal head may fall - I think I will not hang myself to - day ...
... seems small – I think I will not hang myself to - day . ENVOI - Prince , I can hear the trump of Germinal , The tumbrils toiling up the terrible way ; Even to - day your royal head may fall - I think I will not hang myself to - day ...
Page 78
... seems to be a future yet For Tenedos and Marathon , Fresh glory gilds their deathless sun , And this is due to Dr Lunn ! What though your harpers twang no more ? What though your various lyres are dumb ? See where by Cirrha's sacred ...
... seems to be a future yet For Tenedos and Marathon , Fresh glory gilds their deathless sun , And this is due to Dr Lunn ! What though your harpers twang no more ? What though your various lyres are dumb ? See where by Cirrha's sacred ...
Page 254
... Seems to have acted on them like a spell , And so this very foolish head heaven solders Back on its trunk : it may be very well , And seems the custom here to overthrow Whatever has been wisely done below . ' The angel answer'd ...
... Seems to have acted on them like a spell , And so this very foolish head heaven solders Back on its trunk : it may be very well , And seems the custom here to overthrow Whatever has been wisely done below . ' The angel answer'd ...
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A. G. PRYS-JONES ain't ANON beer bird bleed'n blow me eyes blue Cam-u-el CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN translated cold cried D. B. WYNDHAM LEWIS dead dear Doctor door drink father feet Finnigin Flannigan galoshes girl gone grave green hair HARRY GRAHAM head hear heard heart HILAIRE BELLOC Horny Hogan J. B. MORTON John Jones JUSTIN RICHARDSON keep King knew Lady laugh legs little vulgar Boy live look Lord Tomnoddy maid married morning MORRIS BISHOP mother never night nose o'er OGDEN NASH once Poems poor pray Punch magazine R. F. C. HULL reprinted by permission Reproduced from Punch rhyme round sing smiled song soul street sweet tell thee There's things THOMAS HOOD thou thought took Twas W. H. AUDEN wife wish Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò young