FOUR PERVERSIONS.
The motor flew, the dust did, too, The tyre followed free! 'Twas not the first that ever burst, Nor was it silently! (Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner.") Motors, when they hoot and hum, Vibrate in the cerebrum! Odours (unlike violets) thicken In the dusty air. and sicken! (Shelley's "Music when soft voices die.") Come and play "bridge," Sir Consul. With all the speed ye may, I, with three more to help mc, Will hold ennui at bay! (Macaulay's "Lays of Ancient Rome.") The clo'es liad been wash'd, just wash'd in an hour, By port Mary Ann, a new maid, Regardless in wringing, and boasting her i power, J The collars and cuffs were all frayed' (Cowper's "The Rose had been wash'd.") ( —L. W. Stone.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 149, 24 June 1908, Page 6
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124FOUR PERVERSIONS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 149, 24 June 1908, Page 6
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