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NOT ACCORDING TO COOK.
Blanche Elizabeth
wash. PostMar.,24/12 Wade, in Lippincott's
One time I walked to Waukesha then
ran to old Rangoon;
And then I hurried off to mount the
Mountains of the Moon.
I went to see Seattle, and to see all
famous seas,
And even peered amid the Pyramids and
Pyrenees.
I rode upon Rhodesian roads when I had
time to spare;
I scanned all Scandinavia, took stock of
Stockholm fair.
I did not bar the Barbadoes from my
itinerary,
Nor did I fail in Maryland to make my-
self right merry.
O'er Firth of Forth I once set forth, and
landed at Land's End,
And then my keel I turned toward Kiel,
a little time to spend;
I poled through polar regions, then set
sail for Salem town,
And glossed o'er Gloucester while I tried
to spring from Springfield down.
I did not miss Missouri, no, nor Missis-
sippi, either,
And then I went to lope through Lopez,
just as a sort of breather.
I had to pass through Pasadena; then I
changed my plan,
And said, "I see by cutting this I'll
manage Isle of Man.
I'll look out Lookout Mountain, peek at
Peak of Teneriffe,
Peruse Peru's odd signs, which I can do
within a jiff;
And then I'll rush to Russia, haste to
Hastings next, then home;
And not to lose Toulouse, I'll visit that,
then roam through Rome."
I looked my fill at Philadelphia and the
Philippines,
And have Havana's ways by heart, and
all her well-known scenes.
I've stepped up Russian Steppes, and
leaned from out the Leaning Tower,
And now have seen all earthiy sights
that lie within my power.
I've peeped at people of all lands, conned
all the continents,
And SO upon another sort of tour I shall
commence.
I plan to visit planets now with my
aeroplane,
And when I've sat on Saturn you may
hear from me again.
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This file contains poems, articles, and letters relating to polar explorers Robert Peary, Ernest Shackleton, and Frederick Cook, and their expeditions.
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