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)
“I do not like to get the news, because there has never been an era when so many things were going so right for so many of the wrong persons.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
“Celery, raw,
Develops the jaw,”
—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)
“Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn’t it, of a long line of proven criminals?”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)