John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
David Law (Peleg Arkwright) Proudfit 1842-1897 John Bartlett
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| A man sat on a rock and sought Refreshment from his thumb; A dinotherium wandered by And scared him some. His name was Smith. The kind of rock He sat upon was shale. One feature quite distinguished him— He had a tail. |
| Prehistoric Smith. |
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| Nature abhors imperfect work And on it lays her ban; And all creation must despise A tailless man. |
| Prehistoric Smith. |