mehitabel dances with boreas
“
dance mehitabel dance
caper and shake a leg
what little blood is left
will fizz like wine in a keg
— Don Marquis
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "dance mehitabel dance
caper and shake a leg
what little blood is left
will fizz like wine in a keg" in the context of "mehitabel dances with boreas" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Don Marquis" (Quotes, archy and mehitabel (1927))
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About Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis (29 July 1878 – 29 December 1937) was an American humorist, journalist, novelist, poet, cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and playwright most famous for creating the characters "Archy" the cockroach, and "Mehitabel" the cat.
About Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis (29 July 1878 – 29 December 1937) was an American humorist, journalist, novelist, poet, cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and playwright most famous for creating the characters "Archy" the cockroach, and "Mehitabel" the cat.
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