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Poem by John Bannister Tabb


Pains-Taking


"Take pains," growled the Tooth to the Dentist;
"The same," said the Dentist, "to you."
      Then he added, "No doubt,
      Before you are out
You'll have taken most pains of the two."



John Bannister Tabb


John Bannister Tabb's other poems:
  1. A Legacy
  2. At Cock-Crow
  3. Seed-Time
  4. Foot-Soldiers
  5. Bicycles! Tricycles!


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