Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JARGON-JINGLE, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY



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First Line: Tawdery! - faddery! Feathers
Last Line: Heaven for nothin', and -- nobody there!
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Heaven; Humanity; Paradise


TAWDERY! -- faddery! Feathers and fuss!
Mummery! -- flummery! Wusser and wuss!
All o' Humanity -- Vanity Fair! --
Heaven for nothin', and -- nobody there!





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