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id: 22818
title: An Alphabet of Celebrities
author: Herford, Oliver
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  Oliver Herford =SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY= =SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY= =C= is =C=olumbus, who tries to explain Of =C=onfucius, =C=arlyle, =C=leopatra, and =C=ain. Who delight in the dance Of a =D=arling Bacchante. She kindly but firmly declines to repeat, While =I=rving and =I=ngersoll hasten away. =K= is the =K=aiser, who kindly repeats While =L=oie continues to dance on the table. He''s explaining the manual of arms with a broom. And =S=ocrates, all with the same end in view. And presenting Mark =T=wain as the friend of his youth. =V= is =V=ictoria, noble and true-=W=''s =W=agner, who sang and played lots for =W=ashington, =W=esley, and good Doctor =W=atts. And frightening the army of =X=erxes away. =Z= is for =Z=ola, presenting _La Terre_ This =Alphabet of Celebrities= written & pictured by Oliver and end papers & cover design by E. Maynard & Company at the Heintzemann Press in Boston U.


id: 27182
title: More Peers : Verses
author: Belloc, Hilaire
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  known as LORD HENRY CHASE 12 Arthur Weekes, commonly known as LORD FINCHLEY, George Punter, commonly known as LORD HIPPO, Lord Roehampton sought a Specialist, who said: The Budget _and_ the House of Lords, Lord Calvin Lord Calvin thought the Bishops should not sit Lord Henry Chase What happened to Lord Henry Chase? Lord Heygate About LORD EPSOM and his horse. Lord Epsom A Horse, Lord Epsom did bestride Lord Epsom clearly understood Lord Finchley Lord Ali-Baba was a Turk Lord Hippo Lord Hippo suffered fearful loss "Dread Sire--to-day--at Ascot--I ..." Lord Uncle Tom Lord Uncle Tom was different from Lord Lucky To shoot with several people, one His heir, Lord Ugly, roared, "You Brute! His right-hand Barrel only got The second heir, Lord Poddleplot; Lord Canton the Present Lord Canton Appears to be the reason that he died. Lord Abbott Lord Abbott''s coronet was far too small,


id: 27176
title: More Beasts (For Worse Children)
author: Belloc, Hilaire
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  MORE BEASTS FOR WORSE CHILDREN The parents of the learned child Were utterly aghast to note On creatures curious, rare and wild; "An idle little child like this, Our brains are trained, our books are big, "Such facts I never could have known But for this little book." Who bought a Python from a man [A] Sometimes called the "Lion-tailed or tufted Baboon of Ceylon." to strike. Green, hungry, horrible and plain-The Vulture eats between his meals, He very, very rarely feels His eye is dull, his head is bald, The Bison is vain, and (I write it with pain) By procuring two Vipers, and letting them bite; And I know the place he lives in (or at least--I think I do) The Llama of the Pampasses you never should confound This Creature, though rare, is still found to the East His seven tufted tails with lots


id: 27175
title: The Bad Child''s Book of Beasts
author: Belloc, Hilaire
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  Of cutting all the pictures out! Your little hands were made to take The better things and leave the worse ones. Darling, your little tiny hands I CALL you bad, my little child, Because a manner rude and wild Who eat like little Hogs, As a friend to the children The Tartar who dwells on the plains of Thibet Then tell your papa where the Yak can be got, He has a big head and a very small waist; And a good little child will not play with him. He makes a pretty playfellow for any little child; The sun yet warms his native ground-(A picture of how people try I''ll buy a little parachute (A picture of how people shoot How like this Big Baboon would be Rhinoceros, you are an ugly beast. Transcriber''s Note: The original edition was well-illustrated. For the poem titled "The Elephant," a word in small-capitals is denoted


id: 26478
title: The Wallypug in London
author: Farrow, G. E. (George Edward)
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  You know that I spoke in my last book about writing a school story, most interesting place to go to, Why or Zum, when my housekeeper, Mrs. Putchy, came to the door with the unwelcome news that the carriage had [Illustration: "HIS MAJESTY THE WALLYPUG"] "Let''s change the subject," suggested the Doctor-in-Law, to our great Wallypug and the Doctor-in-Law had been up for some time, and were "Pay for the Wallypug then and I''ll let you in free," said the little "Why, you see, sir!" said Mrs. Putchy, "Mr. Doctor-in-Law found that "I read it in a book," declared the Doctor-in-Law. for some time the Doctor-in-Law had just told the Wallypug to stick This little book is the first volume of a new Devotional Series, This book, like Mr. Baring-Gould''s well-known ''Old Country Life,'' Author of ''The Time Machine.'' _Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._ _A Series of Books by well-known Authors, well illustrated._


id: 30656
title: The Purple Cow!
author: Burgess, Gelett
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  The Lark Book I., Nos. 1-12, with Table of Contents and Press Comments; the most remarkable things done for children since the days of Mother _Philadelphia Times._--"The young men who publish _The Lark_ have ideas _The Lark_ is smart and funny in a way quite its own, and They went an'' built a big CHEWIN''-GUM MAN: That Huldy got her ma to chew, Till she got it inter a gret big hunk-The gum was so soft they got good hold; For Willie, an'' Wallie, an'' Huldy Ann. For Willie, an'' Wallie, an'' Huldy Ann. ''T was Wallie got up the ridiculous plan,-But when the train got onto the track, Till it looked too good for a Christmas dream! That Willie an'' Wallie--they worked like mad-''Cept Willie an'' Wallie an'' Huldy an'' Jane-{their one-legged right-footed _The Lark_ was the one new "I!" said _THE LARK_.


id: 20353
title: The Best Nonsense Verses
author: nan
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  "You are old, father William," the young man said, "You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, "You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak "In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law, "You are old," said the youth; "one would hardly suppose Said his father; "don''t give yourself airs! "The time has come," the Walrus said, "The night is fine," the Walrus said, "I skip forty years," said the Baker, in tears, Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs, and half a candle, Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 9 There was an old man who said, "How There was an old man who said "Hush! Let''s see," said M''Clan, as he thoughtfully sat,


id: 11095
title: Fun and Nonsense
author: Bonte, Willard
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  [Illustration: Front Cover] [Illustration: Frontispiece] [Illustration: By Willard Bonte] Of merry little twins, [Illustration: Introduction] Said Chocolate Drop the Barber, [Illustration: The Barber] [Illustration: The Refusal] [Illustration: A Hopeless Case] [Illustration: The Greenhorn] Old Mr. Match gave his head a good scratch, [Illustration: Old Mr. Match] [Illustration: Thoughts Unstrung] [Illustration: The Miser] [Illustration: Dr. Key''s Answer] Was asked if he had time to spare; Said he, with a smile, "I''ll be back in a while, [Illustration: The Chase] [Illustration: A Rising Doctor] [Illustration: The Sailor Bold] Said young Mr. Pumpkin, To old Mr. Squash, [Illustration: Overheard in the Corn-field] [Illustration: Twins] I fear although quite sharp myself, [Illustration: A Sharp Lover] THE GREEDY LITTLE PITCHERS Little Pitchers have big ears; [Illustration: The Greedy Little Pitchers] Old Mr. Hammer [Illustration: Obliging Mr. Hammer] [Illustration: The Malicious Brush] But one small thing he did not know, [Illustration: The Wise Pen]


id: 9380
title: A Nonsense Anthology
author: nan
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  THE WONDERFUL OLD MAN Anonymous "Don''t tell me," said William Pitt, "of a man''s being able to talk Although like Lear''s in some respects, Lewis Carroll''s nonsense is "Stay," said the Nyum-Nyum''s love, "I think Don''t let him know she liked them best, "Very true, very true," said the wretched old man, "You are old, Father William," the young man said, "You are old, Father William," the young man said, "You are old, Father William," the young man said, "You are right," said the old man, "I cannot deny, As, when the day dies, half afraid, eyes the growth of the moon; What her eyes were like, I know not: There was an old man who said "Do" There was an old man who said "Do" There was an old man who said "Do" There was an Old Man who said "Hush" There was an Old Man who said "Hush"


id: 36321
title: Misrepresentative Men
author: Graham, Harry
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  ''Tis easy work to be exact, A long-felt want among Beginners; In winter he will work all day, And lots of other people''s books; For right throughout his works there is That Shakespeare wrote the works of Bacon. Against the works of other people. Poor Joan of Arc, of course, was bound In Hist''ry holds a noble place, "In making Joan of Arc a man?" (A state of things which ends in smoke, This simple man at once began Upon his head an apple placing, He called to mind his offspring''s skill [Illustration: "_Altho'' he raised a rasping voice to persons who his Tho'' thumping tubs is easy work, And probably shall end my life The People''s Friend,--they called him so,-One man there was who played the game, The poor old lady promptly died! ''Tis time the vacant board to quit. It looks a simple task, maybe,--


id: 36782
title: More Misrepresentative Men
author: Graham, Harry
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  The author (like the dentist) lives Who never let your right hand know And crack your cheque-book, like a whip! To love the simpler style of Burns. No master-hand like that of Burns. They cannot hope, like Burns, to win Was only human, like ourselves,-(Tho'' carefully brought up, like Jonah), When Burns was on his knee, ''twas said, So great his charm, so apt his wit, The poets of the present time The fact that "there''s no place like home" But men like Astor all disparage Who would not be a man like he, And stay at home like Mr. Astor! Are hard for modern minds to swallow, Six times, with wide, self-conscious smile Nor (broth-like) had your country''s looks Not loosely, like his fellow-men, Like other self-made persons, he If (Watson-like) you "follow me." And Sherlock Holmes alone knew why! With Holmes there lived a foolish man,


id: 45276
title: Dame Trot and Her Cat
author: Anonymous
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  DAME TROT AND HER CAT. |Dame Trot once went to a neighboring fair, Dame Trot hurried home with this beautiful cat; That Pussy was busy preparing the tea. thought poor little Dame Trot, Next morning when little Dame Trot came down stairs, But Puss mew''d so sweetly, and moved with such grace, That Spot at last liked her, and licked her white face. Puss washing her face, the dog picking a bone; Poor little Dame Trot had no money to spare, Then kind Mrs. Pussy would catch a nice fish, And a very short dress _a la mode_ for a cat. So, one day, when Dame Trot had gone out to dine, Puss dressed herself up, as she thought, very fine; Dressed up in a cloak and a chignon and hat. "Oh, Puss!" said Dame Trot, "what a very sad mess You''d best have remained in your natural dress;


id: 46691
title: Biography for Beginners Being a Collection of Miscellaneous Examples for the Use of Upper Forms
author: nan
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  EXAMPLES FOR THE USE OF UPPER FORMS The Rev. John Clifford, M.A., LL.B., D.D. Messrs Chapman & Hall Professor James Dewar, F.R.S. Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Alexander Fuller Acland-Hood, M.P. Mahomet Sir Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren There is a great deal to be said The great Duke of Wellington Sir Thomas à Mallory Sir Thomas à Mallory Sir Thomas à Mallory People wondered why Harley SIR ALEXANDER FULLER ACLAND-HOOD, M.P. Sir Alexander Acland-Hood Blindness to obvious tendency of public opinion (BELLOC). Contentions and disagreements, love of (ERASMUS, BESANT AND RICE, Efficiency (DEWAR, CIMABUE, HIRST, LISZT). Insomnia, liability to (VAN EYCK, BEIT). Mind, contented, blessing of a (MALLORY). Ordinary man, treatment of genius at hands of (DAVY, HARLEY). freedom from insomnia (EDWARD THE CONFESSOR). Utopian conditions, ill-judged efforts to realise (PIZARRO). (LISZT, PIZARRO). Y.M.C.A., unfitness for (WREN). Page 1 Author of The "Dukedom of Portsea" has been replaced with


