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But Byron, who declared that wines
With him did disagree, Could write the most astounding lines
On stinking fish and Tea.
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On stinking fish and Tea, my boys, (At one and nine the pound),
So, Landlord, get the Kippers cooked, And rush the teapot round
And round, And rush the teapot round !
Marlowe and Shakespeare won renown
As Poets, it is true ; And at the " Mermaid " would sit down
To beef and barley brew ; But Shaw eats cake and shies at ales,
And his plays are just as good. And Garvice writes his serial tales
On purely cereal food.
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He lives on cereal food, my friends,
And so does Ezra Pound. So, Landlord, open the Plasmon tin, And pass the Nutto round
And round, And pass the Nutto round !
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