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Guy Wetmore Carryl
Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873–1904) was an American humorist and writer known for his witty parodies and adaptations of fables. He published works like "Fables for the Frivolous" and "Mother Goose for Grown-ups," which humorously reinterpreted classic tales with clever rhymes and satirical twists. Carryl's writing was characterized by its lighthearted, playful style, often blending whimsy with social commentary. His career was cut short when he passed away at the age of 31, but he left a lasting legacy in the world of humorous literature.
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THE FLY ON THE WHEEL The offices of the Governor and the Lieutenant-Governor adjoined. Each had its ante-room, in which a private secretary wrote eternally at a roll-top desk, an excessively plain-featured stenographer rattled the keys of his typewriter, and a smug-faced page yawned over a newspaper, or scanned the cards of visitors with the air of an official censor. At intervals, an electric bell...
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A farmer built around his crop A wall, and crowned his labors By placing glass upon the top To lacerate his neighbors, Provided they at any time Should feel disposed the wall to climb. He also drove some iron pegs Securely in the coping, To tear the bare, defenceless legs Of brats who, upward groping, Might steal, despite the...
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A man of kind and noble mindWas H. Gustavus Hyde.’Twould be amiss to add to thisAt present, for he died,In full possession of his senses,The day before my tale commences.One half his gold his four-year-oldSon Paul was known to win,And Beatrix, whose age was six,For all the rest came in,Perceiving which, their Uncle Ben didA thing that people said was splendid.For by the hand he took them, andRemarked...
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