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  • Burns: The Toad-Eater

    I am unsure about where I found this little snippet, but obviously, I wrote it out on scratch paper, for the purpose of sharing it on ES. Found it again today, & decided to put it on!

    In explanation: Burns was at a fancy dinner, and one of the guests spoke of nothing but dukes, & lords with whom he had supped & dined. Burns scrawled these lines on a scrap of paper & handed it around to the amusement of the company, and the utter discomfiture of the "toady."

    The Toad-Eater

    What of earls with whom you
    have supped,
    And of duks that you dined
    with yestreen?
    A louse, sir, is still but a
    louse,
    Though it crawls on the
    curls of a queen?


    ~~~~Just for fun & amusement??~~~~~~ Joan
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