Four Clerihews

Edmund Clerihew Bentley

wrote wittily and gently

of that giant among men,

Sir Christopher Wren.

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Jonathan Swift

had a wonderful gift;

his biting satire

is something to admire.

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Did Philip Larkin

ever taste a parkin

or did he think it was dull

to sample it in Hull?

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Did Jane Austen decide

that Darcy’s pride

upset Lizzy

and made her feel dizzy?

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© Luigi Pagano