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Subject: BEEF
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` A VERMONT SUNDAY DINNER, by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Two sermons, sunday school between
Last Line: To get dried beef for dinner.
Subject(s): Beef; Dinners & Dining; Food & Eating; Vermont


FRIDAY LUNCHBREAK, by GREGORY ORR    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: At noon, still wearing their white
Last Line: And wrestle, angels of meat.
Subject(s): Beef; Calves; Factories; Food & Eating; Labor & Laborers; Work; Workers


RED MEAT, by BERTON BRALEY    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: These tales full of rancorous cankering
Last Line: Tale.
Subject(s): Beef; Food & Eating


THE DISTRICT TELEGRAPH BOY, by LOUIS JONES MAGEE    Poem Text                    
First Line: Hear the clatter of those feet
Last Line: "get a steak."
Subject(s): Beef; Food & Eating; Telegraph; Telegrams


THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND, by HENRY FIELDING    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: When mighty roast beef was the englishman's food
Last Line: O, the roast beef, etc.
Subject(s): Beef; England; Food & Eating; Patriotism; English


THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND, by RICHARD LEVERIDGE    Poem Text                    
First Line: Our fathers of old were robust, stout, and strong
Last Line: And o, the old english roast beef!
Alternate Author Name(s): Loveridge, Richard
Subject(s): Beef; Courage; England; Food & Eating; Patriotism; Valor; Bravery; English


VERMONT DRIED BEEF, by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I'm sure 'twould give the world relief
Last Line: The supreme substance mortals know.
Subject(s): Beef; Food & Eating; Vermont