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1868–1955

The Pen-guin. The Sword-fish.

Robert Williams Wood

We have for many years been bored By that old saw about the sword And pen, and now we all rejoice, To see how Nature made her choice:

She made, regardless of offendin’, The Sword-fish mightier than the Penguin.

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The Pen-guin. The Sword-fish. · Robert Williams Wood · Poetry Cove