Edmund Clerihew Bentley - Biography for Beginners (1905)
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Sir Humphrey Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Edward the Confessor
Slept under the dresser.
When that began to pall,
He slept in the hall.
Slept under the dresser.
When that began to pall,
He slept in the hall.
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
The only occasion when Comte
Is known to have romped
Was when the multitude roared 'Vive
La Philosophie Positive!'
Is known to have romped
Was when the multitude roared 'Vive
La Philosophie Positive!'
Of Auguste Comte
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Professor Dewar
Is a better man than you are,
None of you asses
Can condense gases.
Is a better man than you are,
None of you asses
Can condense gases.
Of James Dewar
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
