JOHN TROTT was desired by two witty peers
To tell them the reason why asses had ears?
'An't please you,' quoth John, 'I'm not given to letters,
Nor dare I pretend to know more than my betters;
Howe'er, from this time I shall ne'er see your graces,
As I hope to be saved! without thinking on asses.'
The Clown's Reply
Oliver Goldsmith
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Poem topics: hope, time, reason, pretend, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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