"Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum: it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other. Within the compass of fi…"

"I feel a sort of yearnin' 'nd a chokin' in my throat When I think of Red Hoss Mountain 'nd of Casey's tabble dote!"

"He could whip his weight in wildcats."

"It always was the biggest fish I caught that got away."

"When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!""

"Oh, you who've been a-fishing will indorse me when I say That it always is the biggest fish you catch that gets away!"

"Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe— Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew."

"The little toy dog is covered with dust, But sturdy and stanch he stands; And the little toy soldier is red with rust…"

"The gingham dog and the calico cat Side by side on the table sat; 'T was half-past twelve, and (what do you think!) N…"

"The gingham dog went "Bow-wow-wow!" And the calico cat replied "Mee-ow!" The air was littered, an hour or so, With bi…"