The Book of Humorous VerseCarolyn Wells |
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... laugh- Life's a preposterous farce , say I ! And I've missed of too many jokes by half . The high - heeled antics of colt and calf , The men who think they can act , and try- These are the things that make me laugh . The hard - boiled ...
... laugh- Life's a preposterous farce , say I ! And I've missed of too many jokes by half . The high - heeled antics of colt and calf , The men who think they can act , and try- These are the things that make me laugh . The hard - boiled ...
Page 509
... laugh to see this thing , ( Hey - de - diddle and hey - de - dee ! ) As it was parlous wantoning , ( Ah , good my gentles , laugh not ye , ) And underneath a dreesome moon Two lovers fled right piteouslie More Impressions.
... laugh to see this thing , ( Hey - de - diddle and hey - de - dee ! ) As it was parlous wantoning , ( Ah , good my gentles , laugh not ye , ) And underneath a dreesome moon Two lovers fled right piteouslie More Impressions.
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... laugh- A land where the small the great includes , And the whole is less than the half ! A land where the circles were not lines Round central points , as schoolmen show , And the parallels met whenever they chose , And went playing at ...
... laugh- A land where the small the great includes , And the whole is less than the half ! A land where the circles were not lines Round central points , as schoolmen show , And the parallels met whenever they chose , And went playing at ...
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