by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll
Speak roughly to your little boy
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Speak roughly to your little boy, And beat him when he sneezes; He only does it to annoy, Because he knows it teases. I speak severely to my boy, I beat him when he sneezes; For he can thoroughly enjoy The pepper when he pleases!
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View text with all available footnotesNote: this is a parody of David Bates' "Speak Gently."
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- by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll, appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, first published 1865 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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