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THE TEASER
Larry had lingered at the Nets
Instead of gathering violets
Along a stream with Rose.
Next morning, near a draper's shop,
A war began. She wouldn't stop
From turning up her nose.
Instead of gathering violets
Along a stream with Rose.
Next morning, near a draper's shop,
A war began. She wouldn't stop
From turning up her nose.
He rashly stated that the dress
A model wore was loveliness
In perfect tune with hers,
She sniffed, and told him she was tired
Of any costume he admired,
And any set of furs.
A model wore was loveliness
In perfect tune with hers,
She sniffed, and told him she was tired
Of any costume he admired,
And any set of furs.
Remembering she had vowed to wear,
For love of him, the mass of hair
That burnt upon her nape,
And yet had sacrificed the bunch
Between a breakfast and a lunch,
And boasted of the rape,
For love of him, the mass of hair
That burnt upon her nape,
And yet had sacrificed the bunch
Between a breakfast and a lunch,
And boasted of the rape,
He questioned, “What's the usual thing
To do with an engagement ring
When love has gone? Decide.
To build a marriage on pretence
Would show a lack of commonsense
In bridegroom and in bride.”
To do with an engagement ring
When love has gone? Decide.
To build a marriage on pretence
Would show a lack of commonsense
In bridegroom and in bride.”
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Then Rose sent down a Teaser. This
Was frowning, dimple, sob, and kiss
So perfectly controlled
That pace and length and spin unnerved
The flurried Bat. The Teaser swerved,
And Larry's heart was bowled.
Was frowning, dimple, sob, and kiss
So perfectly controlled
That pace and length and spin unnerved
The flurried Bat. The Teaser swerved,
And Larry's heart was bowled.
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