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" Hi! handsome hunting man
Fire your little gun.
Bang! Now the animal
is dead and dumb and done.
Nevermore to peep again, creep again, leap again,
Eat or sleep or drink again. Oh, what fun! "

Walter de la Mare , Rhymes and Verses: Collected Poems for Young People


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Walter de la Mare quote : Hi! handsome hunting man<br />Fire your little gun.<br />Bang! Now the animal<br />is dead and dumb and done.<br />Nevermore to peep again, creep again, leap again,<br />Eat or sleep or drink again. Oh, what fun!