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Christina Rossetti

The peacock has a score of eyes,
  With which he cannot see;
The cod-fish has a silent sound,
  However that may be;

No dandelions tell the time,
  Although they turn to clocks;
Cat’s-cradle does not hold the cat,
  Nor foxglove fit the fox.

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From Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book | 1893

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