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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RESULT OF CRUELTY, by ELIZABETH TURNER (1755-1846) Poet's Biography
First Line: Jack parker was a cruel boy
Last Line: Whilst bellowing at a furious bull.
Subject(s): Boys; Cruelty
First Line: Jack parker was a cruel boy
Last Line: Whilst bellowing at a furious bull.
Subject(s): Boys; Cruelty
JACK PARKER was a cruel boy,
For mischief was his sole employ;
And much it grieved his friends to find
His thoughts so wickedly inclined.
He thought it clever to deceive,
And often ramble without leave;
And ev'ry animal he met
He dearly loved to plague and fret.
But all such boys, unless they mend,
May come to an unhappy end,
Like Jack, who got a fractured skull,
Whilst bellowing at a furious bull.
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