Gems of Verse.
The constant drop of water Wears away the hardest stone ; The constant gnaw of Towror Masticates the toughe-t bone; The constant cooing lover Carries off the blushing maid, Ahd the constant advertiser Is the one who gets the trade. gOXO OF THU MjBROB'2. Said the merry Typhoid Microbe to the Bubonic Germ, “ Oh, I like this mode the women folk have started ; On the pavement, moist and wretched, one need now no longer squirm ; To a haven . snug and cosy one gets ckrted. feoplo often growl at fashion, but a fashion may do gO >d,‘ And the trailing skirt’s beneficent, I guess, Since it ai ls unlucky members of the old Bacillus Brood.” And the Bubonic Geruilet said, *'* Why, yes ? ”
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDA19010725.2.19
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 180, 25 July 1901, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
123Gems of Verse. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 180, 25 July 1901, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in