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At a party where she (Dorothy Parker) was seated with Somerset Maugham, the author asked if she would write a poem for him. "I will if you like," Miss Parker said, and scribbled out:
Higgledy Piggledy, my white hen;
She lays eggs for gentlemen.
"Yes, I've always liked those lines," Mr. Maugham commented.
Miss Parker bestowed a cool smile and without an instant's hesitation added:
You cannot persuade her with a gun or lariat;
To come across for the proletariat.