Thomas Henry Kendall

Thomas Henry Kendall

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Portrait of Thomas Henry Kendall Thomas Henry Kendall The Song of Ninian Melville (1880)

Last invention is a bladder with the title of M.P.!
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Portrait of Thomas Henry Kendall Thomas Henry Kendall The Song of Ninian Melville (1880)

Into Ninny like a father — Ninny with the nimble lip.
Mister Melville, straight descendant from Professor Huxley's ape,
Started life a mute for daddy — pulling face, sporting crape;
But, alas, he didn't like it — lots of work and little pay.
Nature whispered, "you're a windbag — play your cards another way."
Mister Melville picked the hint up — pitched the coffin "biz" to pot
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