History & Politics
Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXVII
From Poems — Volume 3
History & Politics
In jumps that said, Beware the pit!
More eloquent than speaking it—
That said, Avoid the boiled, the roast;
The heated nose on face of ghost,
Which comes of drinking: up and o’er
The flesh with me! did Jane implore.
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Meredith, George. “Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXVII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/185/.
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Meredith, George. “Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXVII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/185/.
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