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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON ANY ORDENARY MAN IN A HIGH STATE OF LAUGHTURE AND DELIGHT, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: As it's give' me to perceive
Last Line: God's pleased with him, same as you.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): God; Happiness; Laughter; Joy; Delight
First Line: As it's give' me to perceive
Last Line: God's pleased with him, same as you.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): God; Happiness; Laughter; Joy; Delight
AS it's give' me to perceive,
I most cert'in'y believe
When a man's jest glad plum through,
God's pleased with him, same as you.
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