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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IMPROMPTU, by SAMUEL WILBERFORCE
First Line: If I were a cassowary
Last Line: Cassock, bands and hymn-book too.
Subject(s): Birds; Cannibals
First Line: If I were a cassowary
Last Line: Cassock, bands and hymn-book too.
Subject(s): Birds; Cannibals
If I were a cassowary
On the plains of Timbuctoo,
I would eat a missionary,
Cassock, bands and hymn-book too.
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