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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RONDEAU OF BABIES, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: As you must know, some men there be
Last Line: As you must know.
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
First Line: As you must know, some men there be
Last Line: As you must know.
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
As you must know, some men there be
Who like to hint that they are free
From nurs'ry thralldom, so they cry,
(As though to prove an alibi)
"All babies look alike to me."
To such a man the Fates decree
The storks shall come in groups of three,—
It does no good to hide or fly,
As you must know!
All babies look alike?—Ah me,
When they arrive, I well foresee
He'll gain a more discerning eye,
Or else he will discreetly try
With wiser persons to agree,—
As you must know.
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