He played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the ace.
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Here we have a baby. It is composed of a bald head and a pair of lungs.Eugene Field
Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace. Field was referring to Creston Clarke's performance of King Lear in Denver in 1880.
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A roseate hue seems to imbue
The world on which I'm blinking;
My fellow-men--I love them when
I'm drinking, drinking, drinking.
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Oh, for a glimpse of Mother's face!
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But I, when I undress me Each night, upon my knees Will ask the Lord to bless me With apple pie and cheese.
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