Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CLOWN'S COURTSHIP, by ANONYMOUS


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THE CLOWN'S COURTSHIP, by                    
First Line: A comical lass I went to woo
Last Line: Who came in and politely kicked me out
Subject(s): Clowns;courtship;faces;marriage; Weddings;husbands;wives


A comical lass I went to woo,
She had a good face and a fortune too;
She had but one eye, one arm, one leg, --
And a monstrous handsome wooden peg.

She'd one golden guinea, one silver crown,
One hat, one cap, one cloak, one gown,
One table, one chair, one three-legged stool,
One basin for holding of gooseberry-fool.

One kettle she had without a spout,
One saucepan with the bottom out,
One knife, fork, spoon, one dish, one plate,
One ladle with which she broke my pate.

She consented to wed, when I found that she had
One trifling failing, a memory bad;
For one little husband she had so stout,
Who came in and politely kicked me out.





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