A city plum is not a plum;
A dumb-bell is no bell, though dumb;
A party rat is not a rat;
A sailor's cat is not a cat;
A soldier's frog is not a frog;
A captain's log is not a log.
A City Plum
Christina Rossetti
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fred putnam: I assume that both "city plum" and "party rat" had specific meanings in Miss Rossetti's day, which I cannot find. Can anyone help?
Thanks!
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