I eat my peas with honey; I’ve done it all my life. They do taste kinda funny, but it keeps ’emon the knife.
Ogden Nash Quotes
There was a young belle of old Natchez Whose garments were always in patchez. When comment arose On the state of her clothes, She drawled, When Ah itchez, Ah scratchez.
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| Birth: | 19th August, 1902 |
| Death: | 19th May, 1971 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Poet |
About
Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, The New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best known producer of humorous poetry". Ogden Nash wrote over 500 pieces of comic verse. The best of his work was published in 14 volumes between 1931 and 1972.
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