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The Ingoldsby Lyrics
By Thomas Ingoldsby [i.e. R. H. Barham]
Ingoldsby, Thomas (1788-1845)
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POLITICAL SKITS, PARODIES, Etc.
OCCASIONAL PIECES.
FAMILY POETRY.
SONGS, EPIGRAMS, Etc.
FAMILIAR EPISTLES.
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The Ingoldsby Lyrics
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Epigram on a Dull Book.
For
turning grave things to farce Prior asserts
That a ladle once stuck in an old woman's skirts.
My Muse then may surely esteem it a boon
If in hers there sticks only—
a bit of a spoon
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The Ingoldsby Lyrics