Dingley And Brent

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Dingley and Brent,
  Wherever they went,
Ne'er minded a word that was spoken;
  Whatever was said,
  They ne'er troubled their head,
But laugh'd at their own silly joking.


  Should Solomon wise
  In majesty rise,
And show them his wit and his learning;
  They never would hear,
  But turn the deaf ear,
As a matter they had no concern in.


  You tell a good jest,
  And please all the rest;
Comes Dingley, and asks you, what was it?
  And, curious to know,
  Away she will go
To seek an old rag in the closet.

© Jonathan Swift