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Page 126
II Oh salamander , tell me why the moon Should be outrageous when the salmon march : A chuckling damsel never cleans a prune , Although ' tis true that maidens wake a larch . My heart is eerie , likewise is it smug , When e'er I see the ...
II Oh salamander , tell me why the moon Should be outrageous when the salmon march : A chuckling damsel never cleans a prune , Although ' tis true that maidens wake a larch . My heart is eerie , likewise is it smug , When e'er I see the ...
Page 227
E. NESBIT Mrs Simpkins Mrs Simpkins never had very much to do So it occurred to her one day that the Trinity wasn't true Or at least but a garbled version of the truth And that things had moved very far since the days of her youth .
E. NESBIT Mrs Simpkins Mrs Simpkins never had very much to do So it occurred to her one day that the Trinity wasn't true Or at least but a garbled version of the truth And that things had moved very far since the days of her youth .
Page 393
If , callous , thou dost not mistake , And murder for mild mercy's sake ; And think thou followest pity's call When slaughtered thousands round thee fall : Know this , Thou think'st amiss ; And to think true , Must conquer prejudice ...
If , callous , thou dost not mistake , And murder for mild mercy's sake ; And think thou followest pity's call When slaughtered thousands round thee fall : Know this , Thou think'st amiss ; And to think true , Must conquer prejudice ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Everyman Book of Light Verse |
| Editor | Robert Robinson |
| Publisher | Dent, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
| ISBN | 0460045873, 9780460045872 |
| Length | 500 pages |
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