Lines To Be Embroidered On A Bib

Ogden NashOgden Nash

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The Child Is Father Of The Man, But Not For Quite A WhileSo Thomas Edison
Never drank his medicine;
So Blackstone and Hoyle
Refused cod-liver oil;
So Sir Thomas Malory
Never heard of a calory;
So the Earl of Lennox
Murdered Rizzio without the aid of vitamins or calisthenox;
So Socrates and Plato
Ate dessert without finishing their potato;
So spinach was too spinachy
For Leonardo da Vinaci;
Well, it's all immaterial,
So eat your nice cereal,
And if you want to name your ration,
First go get a reputation.
Ogden Nash
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Ogden Nash

1902 - 1971/Male/AmericanA poet well-known for his light verse, unconventional rhyming schemes, and humorous poetry. (wikipedia)

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