Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SPLENDID FELLOW, by H. C. DODGE


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A SPLENDID FELLOW, by                    
First Line: Delmonico's is where he dines
Last Line: "I'll turn the dress I made last year."
Subject(s): Marriage; Money; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


DELMONICO'S is where he dines
On quail on toast, washed down with wines;
Then lights a twenty-cent cigar
With quite a flourish at the bar.

He throws his money down so proud,
And "sets 'em up" for all the crowd;
A dozen games of billiards, too,
He gaily loses ere he's through.

Oh, he's a splendid fellow, quite;
He pays his debts with such delight,
And often boasts of -- to his clan --
His honour as a gentleman.

But when this splendid fellow's wife,
Who leads at home a frugal life
Begs for a little change to buy
A dress, he looks at her so wry,

That she, alarmed at his distress,
Gives him a kiss and sweet caress,
And says, "Don't worry so, my dear,
"I'll turn the dress I made last year."





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