CLOSE QUARTERS
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LITTLE toe, big toe, three toes between, All in a pointed shoe! Never was narrower forecastle seen Nor so little room for the crew. |
THE TIME-BROOD
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I WONDER how the mother-Hour Can feed each hungry Minute, And see that every one of them Gets sixty seconds in it; And whether, when she goes abroad, She knows which ones attend her; For all of them are just alike In age and size and gender. |
PAINS-TAKING
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"TAKE pains," growled the Tooth to the Dentist; "The same," said the Dentist, "to you." Then he added, "No doubt, Before you are out You'll have taken most pains of the two." |