Young Lady from Niger (1891); All the trees/earth were bread and cheese (1849, 1869)

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THE BOOK OF HUMOROUS VERSE
by Carolyn Wells
New York: George H. Doran Company
1920

IMMORTAL STANZAS
Pg. 948:
THE YOUNG LADY OF NIGER
THERE was a young lady of Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They came back from the ride
With the lady inside;
And the smile on the face of the tiger.

Pg. 951:
IF
IF all the land were apple-pie,
And all the sea were ink;
And all the trees were bread and cheese,
What should we do for drink?
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(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
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Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Nov 5, 1891. p. 4 (1 page):
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW, being interrupted in a speech at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., last week by an inquisitive Democrat, said: "I command to my friend a couplet; it is this:

'"There was a young lady from Niger,
Who rode with a smile on a tiger;
When they returned from the ride,
The young lady was inside,
And the smile on the face of the tiger.'"
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(AMERICAN PERIODICAL SERIES ONLINE)
EDITORS' TABLE.
Godey's Lady's Book (1848-1854). New York: Jul 1849. p. 78 (1 page):
LETTERS TO THE EDITORS.--Were we gifted with as many hands as Briareus, and has the full supply of stationery the poet meditated when he wished that
"All the world were paper,
And all the seas were ink!" ...
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(MAKING OF AMERICA--MICHIGAN)
Title: Daybreak, Chapters VIII - XI
Publication Info.: Catholic world. / Volume 9, Issue 52, July 1869, pp.442-459
Pg. 455:
"If all the earth were papers,
And all the sea were ink,
And all the trees were bread and cheese,
What should we do for drink?"
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(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
LADY EVA'S ILLUSION.; I.--THE ILLUSION. II.--UNDECEIVED. III.--LOST. IV.--FOUND.
New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Mar 9, 1879. p. 3 (2 pages)
First page:
"It reminds me of the nursery rhyme:
'If all the earth were bread and cheese,
And all the seas were ink.'"
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Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 10, 1911. p. I16 (1 page):
_IF_
All the land were apple-pie,
And all the sea were ink;
And all the trees were bread and cheese,
What should we do for drink?