Ogden Nash
Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, the New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry". Ogden Nash wrote over 500 pieces of comic verse. The best of his work was published in 14 volumes between 1931 and 1972.
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Famous quotes by ogden nash:
“Farewell, farewell, you old rhinoceros,
I’ll stare at something less prepoceros.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn’t it, of a long line of proven criminals?”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“No matter how deep and dark your pit, how dank your shroud,
Their heads are heroically unbloody and unbowed.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“And one of his partners asked ‘Has he vertigo?’ and the other glanced out and down and said ‘Oh no, only about ten feet more.’”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“Camped on a tropic riverside,
One day he missed his loving bride.
She had, the guide informed him later,
Been eaten by an alligator.
Professor Twist could not but smile.
‘You mean,’ he said, ‘a crocodile.’”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)