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My sword is Strength, my spear is Song;
With these upon a stubborn field
I challenge Falsehood, Fear and Wrong;
But Laughter is my shield.

— Arthur Guiterman Death and General Putnam, and 101 Other Poems (1935)

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Oh, the saddest of sights in a world of sin
Is a little lost pup with his tail tucked in!

The Laughing Muse (1915)

The Cat on your hearthstone to this day presages,
By solemnly sneezing, the coming of rain!

The Laughing Muse (1915)

The Pilgrims landed, worthy men,
And, saved from wreck on raging seas,
They fell upon their knees, and then
Upon the Aborigines.

The Laughing Muse (1915)

Hail Guest! We ask not what thou art:
If Friend, we greet thee, hand and heart;
If Stranger, such no longer be;
If Foe, our love shall conquer thee.

The Mirthful Lyre (1918)

Oh, the Brown Missouri Mule has a copper-plated throat,
And the welkin splits apart when he hits an upper note.

Gaily the Troubadour (1936)

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Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

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Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt,
And every grin so merry draws one out.

John Wolcot

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