The Sunny Side by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
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page 68 of 298 (22%)
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The rain may rain at Penge;
From low-hung skies the dawn may rise Broodingly on Stonehenge. Knee-deep in clover the lambs at Dover Nibble awhile and stare; But there's only one place in the world for me, Berkeley--Berkeley Square. And so on, down to that magnificent last verse: The skylark triumphs from the blue, Above the barley fields at Loo, The blackbird whistles loud and clear Upon the hills at Windermere; But oh, I simply LOVE the way Our organ-grinder plays all day! Lord Poldoodle rises to introduce Mr. Montagu Mott. "Mr. Mott," he says, "is, I am told, our leading exponent of what is called _vers libre_, which means--well, you will see what it means directly." Mr. Mott, a very ugly little man, who tries to give you the impression that he is being ugly on purpose, and could easily be beautiful if he were not above all that sort of thing, announces the title of his masterpiece. It is called "Why Is the Fat Woman's Face So Red?" Well, what else _could_ you call it? Why is the fat woman's face so red? |
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