Tuesday, December 31, 2002

The Height Of The Ridiculous Comments

Rating: 3.0

I WROTE some lines once on a time
In wondrous merry mood,
And thought, as usual, men would say
They were exceeding good.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Bri Edwards 05 March 2024

The author, Sir Oliver, pokes fun at himself/his written lines, ....as I do at times in my poems and messages on PH. bri : ) ***** To my favorites.

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Bri Edwards 05 March 2024

Indeed, this poem climbs the heights of rediculousness/mockery, though in a tongue-in-cheek way a say. .

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Bri Edwards 05 March 2024

stanza 1: In 2024 I would use 'once upon a time'. mood/good is not what I call a 'perfect rhyme'; I think many years ago such rhymes were more acceptable. : ) bri

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Bri Edwards 05 March 2024

A committed defender of the First Amendment, Holmes is known for the 'clear and present danger' doctrine, which held that the U.S. government could restrict speech only when it posed a 'clear and present danger' to the national interest.'

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Bri Edwards 05 March 2024

stanza 1: Oliver W. H. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932. Wikipedia Born: March 8,1841, Boston, MA Died: March 6,1935 '

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Savita Tyagi 02 March 2024

Every now and then we all can use the ridiculous humor! Loved it. Trying to imagine what was written in those line! Yes! no revelation....the best part!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 01 March 2024

A funny poem of delight. Very entertaining.

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Arti kshirsagar 09 September 2019

Summary of height of ridiculous poem

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Mary Reed. 01 March 2018

That sounds really good. I needed to listen to you say this

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