Henry Lawson

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Mock Advertisement for a Cure

This short poem reads like a humorous, folksy advertisement urging anyone with a "corf" (cough) to use Hean’s Essence. Its repetitive, colloquial lines mimic spoken vernacular and rural sales patter, offering a plain assurance that the product will cure the ailment: "That’s a cert." The poem trades on homey authority and comic exaggeration to sell a simple remedy in a compact, catchy form.

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If yer gotter corf about yer, Gotter corf – Gotter corf – If yer gotter corf about yer, Gotter cord – Feelin’ orf – Have some horse sense; Take HEAN’S ESSENCE – It will rid yer of that corf. That’s a cert.

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