“If I should ever by chance grow rich
I'll buy Codham, Cockridden, and Childerditch,
Roses, Pyrgo, and Lapwater,
And let them all to my eldest daughter.”

Poem If I Should Ever By Chance http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-should-ever-by-chance/

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Poet and journalist 1878–1917

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