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TO E. M. O. by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN

First Line: OAKELEY, WHENAS THE BASS YOU BEAT
Last Line: BUT, WHEN YOU TOUCH A RIB, HE ROARS.
Subject(s): MUSIC & MUSICIANS;

OAKELEY, whenas the bass you beat
In that tremendous way,
I still could fancy at your feet
A dreadful lion lay.
Askance he views the petulant scores,
But, when you touch a rib, he roars.



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