HER FLOW OF WIT.
Her voice is very sweet- to me. Though others think it- rasps a bit: While peevish critics frequently _ Complain that she has little wit. I listen S sa dly, and am stirred Most lovingly by her every word. The drama seldom is her theme, She wasts no time discussing art; The classic muse she does not deem , A fitting subject, bless her heart! From science she discreetly turns And politics she sweetly- spurns. Though others think her dull, I sit And listen with supreme delight; It seems to me her flow cf wit Is always beautiful and bright; Her constant topic is, you see— Well, if I must admit it. Me.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2562, 24 July 1909, Page 1 (Supplement)
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115HER FLOW OF WIT. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2562, 24 July 1909, Page 1 (Supplement)
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