“The toad beneath the harrow knows
Exactly where each tooth point goes;
The butterfly upon the road
Preaches contentment to that toad.”

Pagett M.P, prelude
Departmental Ditties and other Verses (1886)

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English short-story writer, poet, and novelist 1865–1936

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