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Famous Pretty Penny Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Pretty Penny poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous pretty penny poems. These examples illustrate what a famous pretty penny poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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...lemen.
Gentlemen come every day
To count what my black hen doth lay.
If perchance she lays too many,
They fine my hen a pretty penny;
If perchance she fails to lay,
The gentlemen a bonus pay.

Mumbledy pumbledy, my red cow,
She’s cooperating now.
At first she didn’t understand
That milk production must be planned;
She didn’t understand at first
She either had to plan or burst,
But now the government reports
She’s giving pints instead of quarts.

Fiddle de dee, my next-door ne...Read more of this...
by Nash, Ogden



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