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James Whitcomb Riley - A LoungerJames Whitcomb Riley - A Lounger
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He leant against a lamp-post, lost   In some mysterious reverie:   His head was bowed; his arms were crossed;   He yawned, and glanced evasively:   Uncrossed his arms, and slowly put   Them back again, and scratched his side--   Shifted his weight from foot to foot,   And gazed out no-ward, idle-eyed.   Grotesque of form and face and dress,   And picturesque in every way--   A figure that from day to day   Drooped with a limper laziness;   A figure such as artists lean,   In pictures where distress is seen,   Against low hovels where we guess   No happiness has ever been.
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