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Born in November 15, 1881 / Died in March 23, 1960 / United States / English

Poems by Franklin Pierce Adams

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Monotonous Variety

... He "scorned," "exclaimed," "pronounced," and "flared ...

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Regarding (1) The U.S. And (2) New York

... S.A. And-although Middle-Western born- ...

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Vain Words

...   Yet I'm certain that I shan't amount ...

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His Monument

... And crown my thinning, graying locks with wreathes of Delphic bays! ...

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The Stalling Of Q.H.F.

...  Cheer up, you're a fortunate scamp, ...

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To A Lady

...   Nor dam this pen's o'ereager flowing-- ...

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What Flavour?

...  He'll spill his blood, to put it plainly ...

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

... But he feared the public jeering, and the folks who would defame him, ...

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"And Yet It Is A Gentle Art!"

... (Parody is a genre frowned upon by your professors ...

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I Remember, I Remember

... I'll pay the bill this time, but, Oh, ...

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Unshackled Thoughts On Chivalry, Romance, Adventure, Etc.

... So I thought, Why waste five hours trying to versify the incident ...

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Chorus For Mixed Voices

... I hear those good night ladies much obliged because we're here ...

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To Alice--Sit--By--The--Hour II

...   Wondrous fair, and all that stuff-- ...

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If The Advertising Man Had Been Praed, Or Locker

... Plain or grained, basket weave or moiréd surfaces! ...

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Christmas Cards

... " Still, though you shave contragrainious,[Footnote: Well, there ought to be ...