The Silver Treasury of Light Verse: From Geoffrey Chaucer to Ogden Nash |
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... head is mounted on rococo props . Judgment is in the head somewhere ; it keeps sums Of pleasure and pain and gives belated warning ; This is the first place everybody comes With bills , complaints , writs , summons , in the morning ...
... head is mounted on rococo props . Judgment is in the head somewhere ; it keeps sums Of pleasure and pain and gives belated warning ; This is the first place everybody comes With bills , complaints , writs , summons , in the morning ...
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... head is mounted on rococo props . Judgment is in the head somewhere ; it keeps sums Of pleasure and pain and gives belated warning ; This is the first place everybody comes With bills , complaints , writs , summons , in the morning ...
... head is mounted on rococo props . Judgment is in the head somewhere ; it keeps sums Of pleasure and pain and gives belated warning ; This is the first place everybody comes With bills , complaints , writs , summons , in the morning ...
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... head- We shall never go down again— Dearest Mrs. Discobbolos ! " So Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos Stood up , and began to sing , " Far away from hurry and strife Here we will pass the rest of life , Ding a dong , ding dong , ding ! We want ...
... head- We shall never go down again— Dearest Mrs. Discobbolos ! " So Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos Stood up , and began to sing , " Far away from hurry and strife Here we will pass the rest of life , Ding a dong , ding dong , ding ! We want ...
Contents
Went to the Road That Lies | 16 |
Editors Preface | 19 |
Paul Engle | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Akond of Swat Alexander Pope Anonymous beauty bird blood blue boys cried D. H. Lawrence dark dead Dean death doth drink dull e. e. cummings Edward Lear Elynour eyes Festel to Fose Frankie give grave Harry Graham hate head heart heigh-ho John Henry John the Red Johnny kind kiss lady Lawd lemmings live look Lord Lyke Malder merry Milder to Malder mind Montana Moscow ne'er never night numbers o'er Ogden Nash pleasant poem poet poor praise Red Nose reply rhyme Samuel Hoffenstein says Festel says John says Milder Sieve sing Sir W. S. Gilbert Song soul steam drill sweet Tell thee There's theyr things thou thought turn verse W. H. Auden Who's the fool Winthrop Palmer wise wish words write wrong young