"The hippopotamus is strong
And huge of head and broad of bustle;
The limbs on which he rolls along
Are big with hippopotomuscle."
Arthur Guiterman (1891-1943), U.S. poet, librettist. Habits of the Hippopotamus (l. 1-4). . .
Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America, The. Donald Hall, ed. (1985) Oxford University Press. |
"The grizzly bear whose potent hug
Was feared by all, is now a rug.
Great Caesar's bust is on the shelf,
And I don't feel so well myself."
Arthur Guiterman (1891-1943), U.S. poet, librettist. On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness (l. 5-8). . .
Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America, The. Donald Hall, ed. (1985) Oxford University Press. |
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