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THE A. OF WA - - (AUTHOR OF WAVERLEY) by WALTER SCOTT

Poet Analysis

First Line: NO, JOHN, I WILL NOT OWN THE BOOK
Last Line: THE WORN-OUT WRIGGLER
Subject(s): BOOKS; READING;

No, John, I will not own the book --
I won't, you Piccaroon.
When next I try Saint Grubby's brook,
`The A. of Wa -- ' shall bait the hook --
And flat-fish bite as soon
As if before them they had got
The worn-out wriggler



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