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The feathered race with pinions skim the air—
Not so the mackerel, and still less the bear!
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Ah! who has seen the mailed lobster rise,
Clap her broad wings, and soaring claim the skies?
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A sudden thought strikes me,-let us swear an eternal friendship.
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And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.
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And first, the fair PARABOLA behold, Her timid arms, with virgin blush, unfold! Though, on one focus fixed, her eyes betray A heart that glows with love's resistless sway.
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Alas! that partial Science should approve The sly RECTANGLE'S too licentious love!
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Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
Ernest Bramah
John Hookham Frere
Born:
May 21, 1769
Died:
January 7, 1846
(aged 76)
Bio:
John Hookham Frere was an English diplomat and author.
Known for:
Whistlecraft
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