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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PERVERSITY, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: You have more'n likely noticed
Last Line: Was jes' the thing you should.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Wisdom
First Line: You have more'n likely noticed
Last Line: Was jes' the thing you should.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Wisdom
YOU have more'n likely noticed,
When you didn't when you could,
That jes' the thing you didn't do
Was jes' the thing you should.
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