Gineral C. is a dreffle smart man;
He 's ben on all sides thet give places or pelf;
But consistency still wuz a part of his plan,--
He 's ben true to one party, an' thet is himself.
-- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
-- The Biglow Papers, First Series, No. ii
He 's ben on all sides thet give places or pelf;
But consistency still wuz a part of his plan,--
He 's ben true to one party, an' thet is himself.
-- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
-- The Biglow Papers, First Series, No. ii
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