Living

The Re-echo Club: as by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Lady of Niger)

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From The Re-echo Club

Living

In Niger dwelt a lady fair,
(Bacon and eggs and a bar o' soap!)
Who smiled 'neath tangles of her hair,
As her steed began his steady lope.
(You like this style, I hope!)

On and on they sped and on,
(Bacon and eggs and a bar o' soap!)
On and on and on and on;
(You see I've not much scope.)

E'en ere they loped the second mile,
The tiger 'gan his mouth to ope;
Anon he halted for a while;
Then went on with a pleasant smile,
(Bacon and eggs and a bar o' soap!)

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A parody by Carolyn Wells, written in the manner of Dante Gabriel Rossetti as a contribution to the imagined Re-Echo Club (Lady of Niger).

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “The Re-echo Club: as by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Lady of Niger).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/276/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “The Re-echo Club: as by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Lady of Niger).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/276/.

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