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THE LAUREATE'S FIRST RIDE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "SAY, IS IT SONG? -- WELL -- BLOW IT"
Last Line: AND JINGLE TO 'BREATH' WITH 'DEATH'
Subject(s): "AUSTIN, ALFRED (1835-1913);JAMESON, LEANDER STARR (1853-1917);"

Say, is it song? Well—blow it!
But I'll sing it, boys, all the same
Because I'm the Laureate Poet,
That's the worst of having a name!
I must be inspired to order,
'Go, tell 'em, to save their breath!
I can ryhme to 'order' with 'border',
And jingle to 'breath' with 'death'.



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