Nature
An Explanation
From Child Verse (1900)
Nature
To the young lady Toad said her mother,
"How had you the boldness, my dear,
To propose to Miss Polliwog's brother?"
"Why, mamma," she replied, "'tis leap year!"
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Tabb, John Banister. “An Explanation.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/53/.
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Tabb, John Banister. “An Explanation.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/53/.
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