I like the lad who, when his father thoughtTo clip his morning nap by hackneyed phraseOf vagrant worm by early songster caught,Cried, Served him right! — it's not at all surprising;The worm was punished, sir, for early rising!

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John Godfrey Saxe was a 19th-century American poet. John Godfrey Saxe I was an American poet known for his re-telling of the Indian parable "The Blind Men and the Elephant", which introduced the story to a western audience. Read more on Wikipedia →

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