Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Wag.

Wag. Wag A wit told a tale Where a whale comes ashore, Being somehow confused by the tide and the fog, Was bagged by a fisherman, Secured aft and fore, And left in the guard of his tail-wagging dog. 'Tws then, said the teller, Pride decreed that no more Could a leviathan lie upon sand like a log; Blowing steam from its spout With a terrible roar And flipping its flukes, the whale tagged the dog. Much pleased with his pun, this fellow would bore Friends and relations and soon was a nag Whom all would avoid Having heard it before, So that sadly thereafter, the tale dogged the wag. JOHN NEWTON For other persons of the same name, see John Newton (disambiguation).John Newton (July 24, 1725 – December 21, 1807) was an Anglican clergyman who had, at one time, been a slaveship master. He is best known as the author of the hymn Amazing Grace. Calgary Calgary(kăl`gərē), city (1991 pop. 710,677), S Alta., Canada, at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers. The largest city in Alberta and the fastest-growing major city in Canada, Calgary is a corporate, transportation, and financial , Alberta Alberta(ălbûr`tə), province (2001 pop. 2,974,807), 255,285 sq mi (661,188 sq km), including 6,485 sq mi (16,796 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. , Canada Canada(kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of

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