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Harry Graham

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What hours I spent of precious time,
What pints of ink I used to waste,
Attempting to secure a rhyme
To suit the public taste,
Until I found a simple plan
Which makes the lamest lyric scan!
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Harry Graham

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Can't publish. Don't rhyme, don't scan.

 
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