THAT'S DIFFERENT
His business never leaves a chance To take a holiday, When -his wife reacts- the announcement Of a coming matinee. • Life's much too short for trifles, - Not a moment can he snatch; ' But when a friend invites him out To see a cricket match— That's different. He vows a man should ne'er complain About the tax he pays, But gladly help the Government Its revenues to raise. Each one should swell the public purse That threatens to grow slim Yet when the bland assessor comes Interrogating him—• That's different. He ever counsels gentleness, And says no person ought To let himself forget the calm Of philosophic thought. Nothing in life is great enough To justify our ire; But when, eleven miles from home, He punctures his back tyre That's different.
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New Zealand Tablet, 15 May 1913, Page 61
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132THAT'S DIFFERENT New Zealand Tablet, 15 May 1913, Page 61
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