Chuzzlewit Vii: Dickens' 'Jolly' Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Chuzzlewit Vii: Dickens' 'Jolly'



Having had Mark Tapley
make a superlative of 'jolly'
in 'Chuzzlewit'

and Thomas Gradgrind
make 'uncommonly' it
'splendid'
in 'Times',

temptation's to see
how he used it
in 'Drood',
what he was writing
when he ended.

Friday, June 26, 2015
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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