What is Earth !
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What is earth,
sexton?
A place to dig graves.
What is earth, rich man ?
A place to work Slaves.
What is earth, miser?
A place to dig gold
What is earth schoolboy?
A place for my plays.
What is earth, maiden?
A place to be gay.
What is earth, seamstress?
A place where I weep.
What is earth, sluggard ?
A good place to sleep.
What is earth, soldier ?
A place for a battle.
What is earth, herdsman ?
A place to raise cattle.
What is earth, widow ?
A place for true sorrow
What is earth, tradesman?
I’ll tell you to-morrow.
What is earth, sick man?
‘Tis nothing to me.
What is earth, sailor?
My home is the sea
What is earth statesman?
A place to win fame.
What is earth, author?
I’ll write you my name
What is earth, monarch?
For my realm ‘tis given.
What is earth, Christian?
The gateway to heaven.
Title: What is Earth
Author: Unknown;
known copy in Curious Rhymes,
March 1854, edited version
Location: Unknown
Date: 1866- 1870
Media: One column newspaper article, glued to Page 194 of the Ledger of
Captain W. B. Blair
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