The rhino is a homely beast,
For human eyes he’s not a feast.
Farewell, farewell, you old rhinoceros,
I’ll stare at something less prepoceros.
The Rhinoceros
Analysis, meaning and summary of Ogden Nash's poem The Rhinoceros
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