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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN A MUSIC-HALL: 6. JULIAN ARAGON, by JOHN DAVIDSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ha, ha, ha! Ho, ho, ho! Hee, hee, hique! Last Line: I'm the famous californian comique | |||
HA, ha, ha! ho, ho, ho! hee, hee, hique! I'm the famous Californian Comique! I'm as supple as a willow, And as graceful as a billow, I'm handsome, and I'm strong, and I've got cheek. Cheek's nothing; no, by Jingo! I'm obscene! My gestures, not my words, say what I mean And the simple and the good, They would hiss me if they could, But I conquer all volition where I'm seen. I twist, contort, distort, and rage and rustle; I constrain my every limb and every muscle. I'm limber, I'm Ant…an, I chant the devil's p…an, I fill the stage with rich infernal bustle. I spin, and whirl, and thunder on the board; My heart is in my business, I'm encored; I'm as easy as a sprite, For I study day and night, I dream, devise-I travail, by the lord! "My nature's a perennial somersault," So you say, and so I think; but whose the fault? If I don't know good from evil, Is it wrong to be a devil? You don't get lime-juice cordial out of malt. But I'm plump, and soft, and strong, and tall, and sleek, And I pocket twenty guineas every week; I journey up and down, I've sweethearts in each town, I'm the famous Californian Comique. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A NORTHERN SUBURB by JOHN DAVIDSON A RUNNABLE STAG by JOHN DAVIDSON HOLIDAY AT HAMPTON COURT by JOHN DAVIDSON IN ROMNEY MARSH by JOHN DAVIDSON THIRTY BOB A WEEK by JOHN DAVIDSON A BALLAD IN BLANK VERSE by JOHN DAVIDSON A BALLAD OF A COWARD by JOHN DAVIDSON A BALLAD OF A NUN by JOHN DAVIDSON A BALLAD OF A WORKMAN by JOHN DAVIDSON |
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