Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NO GO, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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First Line: Said a simpering butterfly, sipping a rose
Last Line: Quoth the impudent chap.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Spiders; Bugs


Said a simpering Butterfly, sipping a rose,
To a graceless Mosquito on grandpapa's nose,
Whom she hoped to entrap,
"Pray come, Sir, and taste of this delicate stuff."
"Thanks, Madam, I'm just now taking my snuff,"
Quoth the impudent chap.





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