Ogden Nash

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Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, the New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry".


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Quote Left Candy
Is dandy
But liquor
Is quicker.
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Quote Left Good wine needs no bush, and perhaps products that people really want need no hard-sell or soft-sell TV push. Why not? Look at pot. Quote Right
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Quote Left Nietsche is Pietsche.' Quote Right
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Quote Left Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long. Quote Right
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Quote Left When there are monsters there are miracles. Quote Right
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