Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. A
  4. A. E. Housman
  5. They put arsenic in his meat And stared aghast to watch him ...

They put arsenic in his meat And stared aghast to watch him eat; They poured strychnine in his cup And shook to see him drink it up.

A. E. Housman
Food, Cooking, Meat
A. E. Housman (2012). “A Shropshire Lad”, p.43, Courier Corporation
They put arsenic in his meat And stared aghast to watch him eat; They poured strychnine in his cup And shook to see him drink it up.