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id: 14706
title: Greybeards at Play: Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen
author: Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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  (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/7/0/14706/14706-h/14706-h.htm) (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/7/0/14706/14706-h.zip) Literature And Art For Old Gentlemen We were two hearts with single hope, The little things that none but I And, since with age we''re growing bald, Learning we knew; but still to-day, The old world glows with colours clear; A little friend to tea. I love to see the little stars The Elephant has got my nose, Where, in strange darkness rolled, The end of my own nose becomes A lovely legend old. A more well-meaning Pirate, The rain was pouring long and loud, "How sad," he said, and dropped a tear But yet he never loved the ship; We aged ones play solemn parts-Each toil in turn was done; I formed my uncle''s character, I lean to that opinion). The sea had nothing but a mood The sun had read a little book But one thing moved: a little child The simple love of sun and moon,


id: 20113
title: Nonsense Drolleries The Owl & The Pussy-Cat—The Duck & The Kangaroo.
author: Lear, Edward
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  LEAR''S NONSENSE DROLLERIES THE OWL & THE PUSSY CAT Original Illustrations _The Owl & The Pussy-Cat--The Duck & The Kangaroo._ AUTHOR OF "THE BOOK OF NONSENSE," ETC. WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLIAM FOSTER and THE PUSSY-CAT, THE DUCK and THE issue them separately with Original Illustrations. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl! With a ring at the end of his nose. With a ring at the end of his nose. Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will." So they took it away, and were married next day The whole of the long day through! Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, Said the Kangaroo to the Duck, As the Duck and the Kangaroo? 27th Edition, 110 Illustrations _In small 4to, cloth gilt,_


id: 17117
title: An Elegy on the Glory of Her Sex, Mrs. Mary Blaize
author: Goldsmith, Oliver
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  [Illustration: Front Cover (frontcover.jpg) An ELEGY on the GLORY of her SEX [Illustration (painting, pic24.jpg)] [Illustration (painting, pic24.jpg)] [Illustration (painting, pic24.jpg)] [Illustration (painting, pic24.jpg)] [Illustration (painting, pic24.jpg)] [Illustration (painting, pic24.jpg)] [Illustration: back cover (backtrans.gif) Randolph Caldecott''s Picture Books _In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates._ 15 Mrs. Mary Blaize 15 Mrs. Mary Blaize books, with their Coloured Pictures and innumerable Outline Sketches._ 3 Hey-Diddle-Diddle-Picture Book 4 The Panjandrum Picture Book different books, with their Coloured Pictures and numerous Outline R. Caldecott''s Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 2 R. Caldecott''s Collection of Pictures and Songs No. 2 R. CALDECOTT''S PICTURE BOOKS R. CALDECOTT''S PICTURE BOOKS R. CALDECOTT''S PICTURE BOOKS R. CALDECOTT''S PICTURE BOOKS _Crown 4to, picture covers._ Randolph Caldecott''s Painting Books. _Each with Outline Pictures to Paint, and Coloured Examples._ : LONDON : Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. _The Published Prices of the above Picture Books can be obtained of all [Illustration Files:


id: 15370
title: Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs
author: Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck)
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  "Oh, elderly man it''s little I know Good Captain Reece, that worthy man, "Dear eyes!" said Admiral Pip, "I see The dancing man he worked away "Come, walk like this," the dancer said, Said "Pish, go away, you bad man! Go away, you delightful young man!" And said good little Tootle-Tum-Teh, A holy man appeared and said, "Oh, father," little Alice cried, "your kindness makes me weep, And pretty little Alice grew more settled in her mind, "Come, nonsense!" said good Doctor Brown, He loves to hear the little brook a-gurgling, I know a youth who loves a little maid-I know a maid who loves a gallant youth, In the wonder-working days of old, Comes a train of little ladies Who loves this young lady to-day, 78 ADDRESSES TO YOUNG MEN, by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. 78 ADDRESSES TO YOUNG MEN, by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.


id: 982
title: The Book of Nonsense
author: Lear, Edward
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  There was a Young Lady whose bonnet, There was an Old Man in a tree, But he played day and night, Till the sarpint took flight, Who bought a large bonnet for walking; There was an Old Man of Marseilles, There was a Young Lady whose nose, There was an Old Man with a poker, Till one day, to his grief, There was an Old Person of Troy, There was an Old Man of Dundee, There was an Old Man who said, "Hush! When they said--"Is it small?" There was an Old Man of Kamschatka, Till he once, by mistake, There was an Old Man, who said, "Well! There was an Old Man, who said, "Well! Who caught a large fish without scales; There was an Old Man with an owl, When they said, "Is it hot?" There was an Old Man, on whose nose, There was an Old Man, on whose nose,


id: 6652
title: The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe
author: nan
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  And a fat little Mer-man stood up and said grace, A man should come knocking at that time of night, And it look''d like Hare--but it might have been Cat. The little garcons too strove to express The horrid old ruffian comes, cat-like, creeping;-Like lightning dost thou fly, when called, And now I tell thee like a friend, Had a voice like old Lais, and chose to make use of it! For ''t was like heaven and earth, Dolly, coming together-Whose journey, Bob says, is so like love and marriage, Where a thing LIKE a man was--no lover sat there! My books, ''tis true, are little worth, but they have served me long, Why liftest thou thy pious eyes to God! And thou art doubly dear for things like these. As thy days are declining I love thee the more, how like thou art She loved like any thing.


id: 11979
author: Cowper, William
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  [Illustration: The Diverting History of John Gilpin] ==THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN:== ==THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN:== _Showing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home John Gilpin''s spouse said to her dear, Quoth Mrs. Gilpin, "That''s well said; John Gilpin kissed his loving wife. John Gilpin at his horse''s side Away went Gilpin, neck or nought, Away went hat and wig; Away went Gilpin--who but he? "Stop, stop, John Gilpin!--Here''s the house!" Said Gilpin--"So am I!" Away went Gilpin, out of breath, "I came because your horse would come; Went Gilpin''s hat and wig; And Gilpin, long live he; _In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates._ 1 John Gilpin with their Coloured Pictures and numerous Outline Sketches_ Caldecott''s Picture Book No. 2 Caldecott''s Picture Book No. 2 Caldecott''s Picture Book No. 2 different books, with their Coloured Pictures, and numerous Outline

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  The Diverting History of John Gilpin Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again


id: 13650
title: Nonsense Books
author: Lear, Edward
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  and the Old Man with a gong "who bumped at it all the day long," though in The nonsense-songs are all good, and "The Story of the Four little Children "The Story of the Four little Children who went Round the World" follows There was an Old Man who said, "Hush! There was an Old Man who said, "Well! There was an Old Man who said, "Well! And the old Geese said to the seven young Geese, "Whatever you do, be sure And the old Owls said, "If you find a mouse, tear him up into seven slices, And the old Guinea Pigs said, "Have a care that you eat your lettuces, And the old Fishes said, "Above all things, avoid eating a blue boss-woss; "How grateful," said the old gentleman to the two ladies, "all children, "Yet," said the other lady, "some friends of mine tell me they know Mr. Lear."


id: 13647
title: Nonsense Songs
author: Lear, Edward
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  THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN WHO WENT ROUND THE WORLD. THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN WHO WENT ROUND THE WORLD. large boat to sail quite round the world by sea, and then they were to come "Mainly on oyster-patties," said the Blue-Bottle-Fly; "and, when these are In many long-after years, the four little travellers looked back to that After this, the four little people sailed on again till they came to a vast And the old Geese said to the seven young Geese, "Whatever you do, be sure And the old Owls said, "If you find a mouse, tear him up into seven slices, The seven young Parrots had not gone far, when they saw a tree with a So, after a time, all the seven young Geese said to each other, "Beyond all The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and


id: 13649
title: Laughable Lyrics
author: Lear, Edward
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  With her sky-blue hands and her sea-green hair; The Dong arose and said,-But some one said, "A hill there is, a little to the north, [Illustration: Sheet Music--The Yonghy Bonghy Bò] Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. When they said, "Some day you may lose them all;" Till Mrs. Discobbolos said,-And Mrs. Discobbolos said, Papa came in and ate it up Papa said, "Cook! H was Papa''s new Hat; Papa he said, "This Light ain''t good! Papa, who could not reach it, said, Papa said, "What an owl you are! Papa he said, "If Piggy dead, Papa said, "If that Urn were mine, Papa he said, "Oh, dreadful man! Papa he said, "Your conduct is Papa said once, he thought he''d like


id: 13648
title: More Nonsense
author: Lear, Edward
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  "How grateful," said the old gentleman to the two ladies, "all children, "The name is ''Edward Lear,''" said one of the ladies. position to know that the whole book was composed and illustrated by Lord "Yet," said the other lady, "some friends of mine tell me they know Mr. Lear." completely a mistake!" said the old gentleman, becoming Long years ago, in days when much of my time was passed in a country house, But they said, "Don''t you wish, you mayn''t look like a fish, But they said, "O my daughter, there''s nothing but water!" When they said, "Go away!" she continued to stay, When he fanned off her head, she smiled sweetly, and said, But they said, "Is it wrong, since your legs are so long, That lively old person of Blythe. But they brought him a hat, and said, "Sit upon that, who always wore a Hat on his Head, for


id: 13646
title: A Book of Nonsense
author: Lear, Edward
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  file which includes the original illustrations. But he played day and night, till the "sarpint" took flight, There was a Young Lady whose nose So she hired an Old Lady, whose conduct was steady, Till he cut off his thumbs, and said calmly, "This comes When they said, "That''s your toe," he replied, "Is it so?" She ran up a tree, and said "Fiddle-de-dee!" There was an Old Man who said, "Hush! When they said, "Is it small?" he replied, "Not at all; When they said, "Is it hot?" he replied, "No, it''s not!" Who caught a large Fish without scales; When they said, "How d'' ye do?" he replied, "Who are you?" There was an Old Man on whose nose There was an Old Man on whose nose There was an Old Man who said, "Well! There was an Old Man who said, "Well!


id: 35051
title: Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes
author: Graham, Harry
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  RUTHLESS RHYMES _for_ Heartless Homes Through a successful life of crime, NAUGHTY little Hannah said Said "This animal''s a bore!" and, That, when the roof began to fall, But said, "No, father, take it all!" Yet I should love them more, I know, Mother loved her darling well,-[Illustration: "_Darling''s quite hard-boiled by now._"] NURSE, who peppered baby''s face Said, "Oh, nurse, how absent-minded!" FATHER heard his Children scream, A maid once said she thought me charming. My subjects stand and kiss their hands, When I come home again, of course, A girl once said I was a flirt! But no one''s hurt if no one knows! Of little habits of this sort, Committing things that are not wrong Or does immoral things like that; Of course, suppose you want a thing Oh, yes, of course I know that this Whether he sins from love of crime, (Where, sitting in his Heartless Home,


id: 35059
title: Familiar Faces
author: Graham, Harry
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  [Illustration: The Man Who Knows It All] THE MAN WHO KNOWS IT ALL _Frontispiece_ If you lived a sort of hand-to-mouth existence For, in fact, altho'' you little seem to know it, As "rare old Tawny Port" to-day! For each man drinks the thing he loves, The poor man''s wife employs a knife, For he lives such a hand-to-mouth life. He''s a talkative man, is the dentist; The Man Who Knows has dreamt or done it; The Man Who Knows has long begun it; He knows a man who''s lost his mother; He knows the very man for you. He knows the very man for you. He knows the very man for you. O Man Who Knows, we humbly ask In far New York the "man in blue" Like a drowning man he seizes For, to tell the honest truth, he''s a benevolent old man Thy readers shall combine to sing


id: 36543
title: The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times)
author: Graham, Harry
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  For to-day our lays are light, our sonnets sprightly, Each time I endeavour to buy an Old Master! Kenney-Herbert handed him a basket of roses.''--The _Times_.] The ties that bind us to things long past), I shall lack sweet ''polies'' where, thick like glue, I shall miss ''jam-pudding'' my whole life through! But my Ponto, poor old fellow, That his meetings shall be graced by Cinquevalli, [A well-known lady dog-fancier informed a representative of the There''s nothing on earth like the pipes of the Piper! Till at last, by the time they are seated and settled, Less prone to high play is the member to-day If (like other men of British nationality) Called daily on those in high places, With feelings daily growing cooler. The Briton, old-fashioned, in language empassioned, Which to-day he discovers in other men''s plays! No card-games are played here, and even ''Old Maid'' here


id: 40134
title: A Moral Alphabet
author: Belloc, Hilaire
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  Authors of "The Bad Child''s Book of Beasts" And while the Boys and Parents cheered so loud, Learn from this justly irritating Youth, B stands for Bear. Another Person turned and ran; The Moral of this verse The Moral these delightful lines afford When James was hauled before the learned Judge, How little mercy people can expect Just you work for Humanity, never you mind At night as they met round an excellent meal, The Other Man has always got to Pay. O I turn at once to "P," which stands for Pig. stands for Pig, as I remarked before, Learn from the Pig to take whatever Fate No reasonable little Child expects These verses teach a clever child to find stands for Youth (it would have stood for Yak, You have not got to Youth, but when you do Youth''s excellence should teach the Modern Wit THE FRANK LOCKWOOD SKETCH-BOOK.


id: 49684
title: Puck on Pegasus Fourth Edition
author: Cholmondeley-Pennell, H. (Henry)
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  For the Night Mail North, old man?-From her lips like roses snow-fill''d, Nor turn thy face away; steepnesse, and right slipperie withal; wherepon in gaye timet, ye youths and ye maidens of that towne do exceedingly disport themselvet and take their pleasaunce; runnynge both uppe and downe with great glee and to the much endangerment of their fair nekkes."_ Where the spiders look like asses, And the asses grow like men,-Their voices come faint thro'' the shade, He fell like a trump in the foremost place-How she look''d up like an angel, (I can see her figure still!) Follow far on the direction of her little dove-like hand." Like lightning thro'' the gath''ring gloom Like sun-light thro'' a tunnel; And the light has a quivering gleam, like fear, all the poems, we like best the _Night Mail North_, which has a singular


id: 36702
title: Verse and Worse
author: Graham, Harry
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  AUTHOR OF ''BALLADS OF THE BOER WAR,'' ''RUTHLESS RHYMES Wear kilts, and, tho'' men look askance, (It tastes like Stephens'' Blue-black Inks);-Thank goodness there''s ''no place like Home!'' In fact, at times, ''tis far too much. Good Fortune dogs their steps all day, The latest new books as they came from the printers; I live for it, love for it, like it; I loved them like no other man, To write a Moral Book some day;-little book of rhymes. ''There is unquestionably a good deal of human nature in the book, and ''One of the liveliest books of light verse we have come across for a BOOKS ON COUNTRY LIFE. series of studies from life, and the note-book from which all the book at once takes its place as a standard work; and its freshness will Is the best that man may know, Is the best that man may know,


id: 45292
title: The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes
author: Douglas, Alfred Bruce
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  Lives his dull life, and recks not of the Shark ''To mark the mood of animals or men. ''And forced to swim long miles to find their food, If Pugs like Sharks were brought up in the sea?= If Pugs like Sharks were brought up in the sea?= Between man and the meanest rabbit Six times the rabbit rears her young, That rabbit brown and Belgian hare are The common hare, who lives in fields With what calm scorn the Unicorn, The moral food that keeps him down is Force, Having no legs he does not try to walk, Have stirred our hearts and brain alike.= ''Or walked beside the sea along the sand, Peace, peace, the Crab adopts a side-long walk, ''Through the calm cycle of his peaceful life.= Though the fierce tails of Whales like flails descend To all this noise the Oyster lends no ear,


