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''I'm Sorry, now, I Wrote it,
But I can Tell you Anyhow,
I'll Kill you if you Quote it.''
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Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. poet. Ah, Yes, I Wrote the "Purple Cow," (l. 2-4). . .
Norton Book of Light Verse, The. Russell Baker, ed. (1986)...
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''Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"—
I'm sorry, now, I wrote it!
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'll kill you if you quote it.''
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Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. humorist, illustrator. Cinq Ans Après, The Burgess Nonsense Book (1914).
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''I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;''
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Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. poet. The Purple Cow (l. 1-2). . .
Norton Book of Light Verse, The. Russell Baker, ed. (1986) W. W. Norton & Comp...
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''I'd rather see than be one.''
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Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. poet. The Purple Cow (l. 4). . .
Norton Book of Light Verse, The. Russell Baker, ed. (1986) W. W. Norton & Compan...
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''To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.''
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Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. humorist, illustrator. "The Sense of Humor," The Romance of the Commonplace (1916).
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''Love is only chatter,
Friends are all that matter.''
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Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), U.S. humorist. Willy and the Lady.
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Purple Cow, The
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I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
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