 | The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe |  |
TEACHING BY EXAMPLE.
“What is the ‘Poet's License,’ say?”Asked rose-lipped Anna of a poet.
“Now give me an example, pray,
That when I see one I may know it.”
Quick as a flash he plants a kiss
Where perfect kisses always fall.
“Nay, sir! what liberty is this?”
“The Poet's License,—that is all!”
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