Nature
Pains-Taking
From Child Verse (1900)
Nature
"Take pains," growled the Tooth to the Dentist;
"The same," said the Dentist, "to you."
Then he added, "No doubt,
Before you are out
You'll have taken most pains of the two."
Cite this poem
MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “Pains-Taking.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/45/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “Pains-Taking.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/45/.
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