Poems by George P. Morris :: :: University of Virginia Library

Poems by George P. Morris

with a memoir of the author

Morris, George Pope (1802-1864)

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ON HEARING THAT MORSE DID NOT “INVENT” THE TELEGRAPH

First they said it would not do;
But, when he got through it,
Then they vowed they always knew
That he didn 't do it!
Lies are rolling stones, of course,
But they can 't adhere to Morse.