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Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971 / New York / United States)
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Born Frederick Ogden Nash on August 19, 1902 in Rye, New York. An ancestor, General Francis Nash, gave his name to Nashville, Tennesee. Raised .. more >>
119 poems of Ogden Nash
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  ''I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. "A Clean Conscience Never Relaxes," I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938).
 
  ''One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. A Clean Conscience Never Relaxes, I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938).
 
  ''Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. "A Clean Conscience Never Relaxes," I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938).
 
  ''A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. A Dog's Best Friend Is his Illiteracy, The Private Dining Room (1953).
 
  ''The giant was hairy, the giant was horrid,
He had one eye in the middle of his forehead.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. Adventures of Isabel (l. 23-24). . . Oxford Book of American Light Verse, The. William Harmon, ed. (1979) Oxfor...
 
  ''Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry,
Isabel didn't scream or scurry.
She washed her hands and she straightened her hair up,
Then Isabel quietly ate the bear up.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. Adventures of Isabel (l. 7-10). . . Oxford Book of American Light Verse, The. William Harmon, ed. (1979) Oxford...
 
  ''The witch's face was cross and wrinkled,
The witch's gums with teeth were sprinkled.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. Adventures of Isabel (l. 13-14). . . Oxford Book of American Light Verse, The. William Harmon, ed. (1979) Oxfor...
 
  ''How easy for those who do not bulge
To not overindulge!''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. A Necessary Dirge, I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938).
 
  ''The further through life I drift
The more obvious it becomes that I am lacking in thrift.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. "A Penny Saved Is Impossible," Good Intentions (1942).
 
  ''Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave/When they think that their children are naive.''
Ogden Nash (1902-1971), U.S. poet. Baby, What Makes the Sky Blue?
 

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