Dixon Lanier Merritt Quote

Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican!
His beak holds more than his belican.
He takes in his beak
Enough food for a week.
But I'll be darned if I know how the helican.


in the Nashville Banner, April 22, 1913


Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican! His beak holds more than his belican. He takes in his beak Enough food for a week. But I'll be darned if I know...

Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican! His beak holds more than his belican. He takes in his beak Enough food for a week. But I'll be darned if I know...

Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican! His beak holds more than his belican. He takes in his beak Enough food for a week. But I'll be darned if I know...

Oh, a wondrous bird is the pelican! His beak holds more than his belican. He takes in his beak Enough food for a week. But I'll be darned if I know...