"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."

"The best of all physicians Is apple pie and cheese!"

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