Poems Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age |
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THE SIMILE. |
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THE SIMILE.
'Tis like a hat without a head,'Tis like a house without a shed,
'Tis like a gun without a lock,
'Tis like a swain without a flock,
'Tis like a town without a school,
'Tis like a King without a fool,
'Tis like a dog without a tail,
'Tis like a barn without a flail,
'Tis like a goose without a spit,
'Tis like a brain without a wit,
'Tis like a cap without a border,
'Tis like a bill without an order,
'Tis like a shop without a clerk,
'Tis like a flint without a spark,
'Tis like a knave without a place,
'Tis like a knife without a case,
'Tis like a lawyer without Latin,
'Tis like a meeting without G---
In short, at once to stop my mouthing,
'Tis like—what is it like?—like nothing.
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