William Makepeace Thackeray Let's discuss this poem. The Pigtail There lived a sage in days of yore , And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much and sorrowed more, Because it hung behind him. He mused upon this curious case , And swore he'd change the pigtail's place , And have it hanging at his face , Not dangling there behind him. Says he, "The mystery I've found - Says he, "The mystery
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