Poems, Epigrams and Sonnets By R. E. Egerton-Warburton |
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A MINOR CANON. |
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A MINOR CANON.
“New phrases daily on our ears are prest,”A pert young Canon thus the Dean addrest;
“Word-studying, Sir, I know is your profession—
‘Son of a gun!’—what means that strange expression?”
“Son of a gun! why surely that must mean
A minor Canon,” said the quiet Dean.
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