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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DIVERSITY OF CREATURES, by CORINNE HUNTINGTON JACKSON
First Line: The huntingtons within me stand aloof, and coldly distant
Last Line: But—ah, the phinneys hearken, puckish-wise, their celtic tongues in cheek.
Subject(s): Immigrants; Language; Emigrant; Emigration; Immigration; Words; Vocabulary
First Line: The huntingtons within me stand aloof, and coldly distant
Last Line: But—ah, the phinneys hearken, puckish-wise, their celtic tongues in cheek.
Subject(s): Immigrants; Language; Emigrant; Emigration; Immigration; Words; Vocabulary
The Huntingtons within me stand aloof, and coldly distant,
While the Rowens string words together, unctouos and sleek,
The Sheffields glance, askance, at verse so dissonant,
But—ah, the Phinneys hearken, puckish-wise, their Celtic tongues in cheek.
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