On his deathbed poor Lubin lies; His spouse is in despair: With frequent cries, and mutual sighs, They both express their care. "A diff'rent cause," says parson Sly, "The same effect may give! Poor Lubin fears that he shall die; His wife, that he may live."
Two Macabre Whims
Song Cycle by Starling Cumberworth (1915 - 1985)
1. A reasonable affliction
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- by Matthew Prior (1667 - 1721)
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- by Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971), "The purist", appears in I'm a Stranger Here Myself, first published 1938, copyright ©
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