Arts & Sciences
Burlesque on the Modern Versification of Ancient Legendary Tales: An Impromptu
From Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett (1855)
Arts & Sciences
The tender infant, meek and mild,
Fell down upon the stone;
The nurse took up the squealing child,
But still the child squeal'd on.
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Johnson, Samuel. “Burlesque on the Modern Versification of Ancient Legendary Tales: An Impromptu.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson_samuel/26/.
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Johnson, Samuel. “Burlesque on the Modern Versification of Ancient Legendary Tales: An Impromptu.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson_samuel/26/.
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