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Persis Greely Anderson Quotes

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Persis Greely Anderson (fl. early 1930s) was an American poet whose work appeared in The New Yorker.

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Behold the wicked little barb
Which catches fish in human garb
And yanks them back when they feel gay
With "Will it last?" or "Does it pay?"
It fastens neatly in the gills
Of those who have uncertain wills,
But even wily eels are caught
Upon this bent pin of a thought.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Persis Greely Anderson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.