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Gelett Burgess

(1866—1951), poet

Men like to pursue an elusive woman like a cake of wet soap--even men who hate baths.

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Gelett Burgess

(1866-1951), poet If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead. www.english-slang.com

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