A youth would marry a maiden, For fair and fond was she; Bu… - John Godfrey Saxe

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A youth would marry a maiden, For fair and fond was she; But their sires disputed about the Mass, And so it might not be.

John Godfrey Saxe

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John Godfrey Saxe (2 June 1816 – 31 March 1887) was an American poet.

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Alternative Names: John Godfrey Saxe I

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A youth would marry a maiden, For fair and fond was she; But he was high and she was low, And so it might not be.

Las leyes, como las salchichas, dejan de inspirar respeto en proporción a cuánto sabemos de cómo están hechas

At Learning's fountain it is sweet to drink,
But 'tis a nobler privilege to think.

A youth would marry a maiden, For fair and fond was she; But their sires disputed about the Mass, And so it might not be. - John Godfrey Saxe

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