History & Politics
What's My Thought Like?
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History & Politics
Quest. Why is a Pump like Viscount Castlereagh?
Answ. Because it is a slender thing of wood,
That up and down its awkward arm doth sway,
And coolly spout and spout and spout away,
In one weak, washy, everlasting flood!
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MLA
Moore, Thomas. “What's My Thought Like?” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/593/.
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Moore, Thomas. “What's My Thought Like?” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/593/.
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