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Ogden Nash poem - O Adolescence

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EscargotChic · 28/07/2025 20:02

Does anyone have the full text of this poem? I can't find it online, and I'm reading a book (Incandescence) named after it.

O Adolescence, O Adolescence
I wince before thine incandescence...

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EscargotChic · 28/07/2025 20:27

Thank you @sesquipedalian !

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MsAmerica · 29/07/2025 22:56

It popped up easily for me here:

https://libquotes.com/ogden-nash/quote/lbg0f4u

Fun poem. I've never heard it.

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