Ogden Nash

1902-1971 / Male / American
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A Caution To EverybodyConsider the auk; / Becoming extinct because he forgot how to fly, and could only walk. / Consider man, who may well become extinct
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A Drink With Something In ItThere is something about a Martini, / A tingle remarkably pleasant; / A yellow, a mellow Martini;
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Adventures Of IsabelIsabel met an enormous bear, / Isabel, Isabel, didn't care; / The bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous,
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A Lady Who Thinks She Is ThirtyUnwillingly Miranda wakes, / Feels the sun with terror, / One unwilling step she takes,
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Always Marry An April GirlPraise the spells and bless the charms, / I found April in my arms. / April golden, April cloudy,
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A Tale Of The Thirteenth FloorThe hands of the clock were reaching high / In an old midtown hotel; / I name no name, but its sordid fame
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A Word to HusbandsTo keep your marriage brimming / With love in the loving cup, / Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;
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Bankers Are Just Like Anybody Else, Except RicherThis is a song to celebrate banks, / Because they are full of money and you go into them and all / you hear is clinks and clanks,
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Biological ReflectionA girl whose cheeks are covered with paint / Has an advantage with me over one whose ain't.
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CeleryCelery, raw / Develops the jaw, / But celery, stewed,
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