Whitelock, William Wallace, 1869-1940 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company · leaf 26
terrible lurch;Oh, the curse of our race is this miserable fat, and the running to avoirdupois,Though it seems to have nothing whatever to do with the eating of girls and boys ;I have eaten but thirteen boys this week, with portions of maiden stew.And yet I am getting so terribly fat that i^ I do… … 8 The Song of the Lodtops Keep hold of my hand, O comrade, for if I should fallto the ground, I am sure I would burst with a loud report, and thefragments would never be found; But alas, I have five little Lodtops at home who re de-pendent on me for food, And if I should burst who would bring them…
Children's poetry
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