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A RONDEAU OF BABIES by BURGES JOHNSON

First Line: AS YOU MUST KNOW, SOME MEN THERE BE
Last Line: AS YOU MUST KNOW.
Subject(s): BABIES; INFANTS;
As you must know, some men there be
Who like to hint that they are free
From nurs'ry thralldom, so they cry,
(As though to prove an alibi)
@3"All babies look alike to me."@1

To such a man the Fates decree
The storks shall come in groups of three,—
It does no good to hide or fly,
As you must know!

@3All babies look alike?@1—Ah me,
When they arrive, I well foresee
He'll gain a more discerning eye,
Or else he will discreetly try
With wiser persons to agree,—
As you must know.



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