Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash
Frederic Ogden Nashwas an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, The New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry". Nash wrote over 500 pieces of comic verse. The best of his work was published in 14 volumes between 1931 and 1972...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth19 August 1902
CityTown Of Rye, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The Preacher, the Politicain, the Teacher, Were each of them once a kiddie. A child, indeed, is a wonderful creature. Do I want one? God Forbiddie!
Smallpox is natural; vaccine ain't.
Middle-aged life is merry, and I love to lead it.
The song of canaries Never varies, And when they're moulting They're pretty revolting.
In real life, it takes only one to make a quarrel.
A lady is known by the product she endorses.
Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi; Consider the Empire and Gandhi.
Behold the Zebra on the plains, And shudder at his mighty manes!
The camel has a single hump, The dromedary, two; Or else the other way around; I'm never sure. Are you?
I test my bath before I sit, And I'm always moved to wonderment That what chills the finger not a bit Is so frigid upon the fundament.
A lady wants to be dressed exactly like everybody else but she gets pretty up- set if she sees anybody else dressed exactly like her.
The further through life I drift the more obvious it becomes that I am lacking in thrift.
How Sunday into Monday melts!
A bit of talcum Is always walcum.