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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NONSENSE RHYMNES: 20, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: "rejoice, rejoice, my little orange tree"
Last Line: "homely, homely, but not ignored."
Subject(s): Courtship;nonsense
First Line: "rejoice, rejoice, my little orange tree"
Last Line: "homely, homely, but not ignored."
Subject(s): Courtship;nonsense
Rejoice, rejoice, my little orange tree,
And lemon bush be glad for me
For I have a lover, sweetly won--
Do not think that I have none;
At my house above the gate
A sign is hanging to relate
In writing clear and richly scored:
"Homely, homely, but not ignored."
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