Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CROSS-QUESTIONING, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON



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CROSS-QUESTIONING, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: His wardrobe from moses and son, spic and span
Last Line: "I ne'er in my life saw a ham better drest."
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Clothing & Dress; Jokes


HIS wardrobe from Moses and Son, spic and span,
The witness stood up, quite an exquisite man:
"A broker, I think, Sir, and worth a Jew's eye?"
"I ham, Sir, I ham," the emphatic reply.
"And indeed," said the Counsel, "it must be confest
I ne'er in my life saw a ham better drest."





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