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Subject: TONSILS
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` THE GRIEVANCE, by CATHERINE POWERS    Poem Text                    
First Line: Elizabeth murry's goin' to have her tonsilitus out
Last Line: An' just grow up, an' always keep my tonsilitus in!
Subject(s): Tonsils


TONSILS, by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: One day the doctor came because my throat was feeling awful sore
Last Line: But pa an' ma seem awful glad that I have had my tonsils out.
Alternate Author Name(s): Guest, Eddie
Subject(s): Tonsils


TONSILS, by RUTH PADEL    Poem Source                    
First Line: When I had them out
Last Line: I saw an anarchy %of little sleeves of flame %singe the wind%when we opened the door
Subject(s): Tonsils