Versos English Oliver Herford March

English poem

March

by (1863–1935)

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Here comes bluff March--a cross between A Jester and a Libertine. He loves to make the parson race With wicked words his hat to chase; To dye with compromising rose The pious man's abstemious nose. The ladies hate him, though he shows A pretty taste for silken hose. The smoker views him with distrust, Shielding his last match from his gust. But once alight--his holy joy No blast from Heaven can destroy!