Ogden Nash (19 August 1902 – 19 May 1971) was an American poet.Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi;Consider the Empire and Gandhi.Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven criminals?It is common knowledge to every schoolboy and even every Bachelor of Arts,That all sin is divided into two parts.One kind of sin is called a sin of commission, and that is very importantAnd it is what you are doing when you are doing something you oughtn't...The cow is of the bovine ilk;One end is moo, the other, milk.Camped on a tropic riverside,One day he missed his loving bride.She had, the guide informed him later,Been eaten by an alligator.Professor Twist could not but smile. He wants back in again. Enjoy the best Ogden Nash Quotes at BrainyQuote. By registering with PoetryNook.Com and adding a poem, you represent that you own the copyright to that poem and are granting PoetryNook.Com permission to publish the poem. The truth I do not stretch or shove When I state that the dog is full of love. :That to be an Englishman is to belong to the most exclusive club there is.How easy for those who do not bulgeTo not overindulge!There is one thing that ought to be taught in all the colleges,Which is that people ought to be taught not to go around always making apologies.The turtle trapped 'twixt plated decksDoth practically conceal its sexI think it clever of the turtleIn such a fix to be so fertile.I think that I shall never seeA billboard lovely as a tree.Indeed, unless the billboards fall,I'll never see a tree at all.It is my duty, gentlemen, to inform you that women are dictatorsall, and I recommend to you this moral:In real life it takes only one to make a quarrel.Being a fatherIs quite a bother,But I like it, rather.Your hair may be brushed, but your mind's untidy,You've had about seven hours' sleep since Friday,No wonder you feel that lost sensation;You're sunk from a riot of relaxation.Indoors or out, no one relaxesIn March, that month of wind and taxes,The wind will presently disappear,The taxes last us all the year.Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else... Indoors or out, no one relaxes In March, that month of wind and taxes, The wind will presently disappear, The taxes last us all the year. Copyrighted poems are the property of the copyright holders. Ogden Nash > Quotes > Quotable Quote “A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.” ― Ogden Nash, The Private Dining-room and Other Verses Any hound a porcupine nudges Can't be blamed for harboring grudges. "You mean," he said, "a crocodile. If we have inadvertently included a copyrighted poem that the copyright holder does not wish to be displayed, we will take the poem down within 48 hours upon notification by the owner or the owner's legal representative (please use the contact form at http://www.poetrynook.com/contact or email "admin [at] poetrynook [dot] com"). the larkOn windswept barkFreezes against a sky of lead!Now see him stop,Take one small hop,And suddenly keel over dead!The song of canariesNever varies,And when they're moultingThey're pretty revolting.Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore,And that's what parents were created for.Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz. The Dog poem by Ogden Nash. You let him out and what then? When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window. They run and run and run. Dogs display reluctance and wrath If you try to give them a bath.