Ripple of Laughing Rhyme in Prose Pains
The poem by Austin Dobson explores the clash between prose and verse. It notes that when hardship or seasonality presses, prose has room, but with vivid springtime imagery and romantic scenes the response is a ripple of laughing rhyme. The envoy mentions life’s valley and joys, ending with the refrain of laughter.
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Austin Dobson
Jasmine Stara
Andy Rosalidd-face
Romeo Courting
Miss Bertha's Valentine in Great Herrington
Miss Bertha, a devoted seamstress and nurse in Great Herrington, has spent twenty years faithful to Angus Aiken from her English past, keeping a vow never to reveal their love. When a whaling ship’s fever brings a dying patient to town, she selflessly tends him, parts of her own history surfacing as she confronts aging, romance, and duty.
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Miss Bertha
Great Herrington
Sam
Sue Blair
Crereerly
Bertha
Sue
Miss Johnson
Angus Aiken
Angus
She
Tig
Angue
Jove
London
America
England
Seymour
Dr. March
Misa Bertha
Abby Jane