Verse and Worse
Author's preface -- Foreword -- The baby's Baedeker: Abroad. United States of America. Great Britain. Scotland. Ireland. Wales. China. France. Germany. Holland. Iceland. Italy. Japan. Portugal. Russia. Spain. Switzerland. Turkey. Dreamland. Stageland. Loverland. Homeland -- Childish compla...
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Project Gutenberg
2011
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| Summary: | Author's preface -- Foreword -- The baby's Baedeker: Abroad. United States of America. Great Britain. Scotland. Ireland. Wales. China. France. Germany. Holland. Iceland. Italy. Japan. Portugal. Russia. Spain. Switzerland. Turkey. Dreamland. Stageland. Loverland. Homeland -- Childish complaints: Prelude. Appendicitis. Whooping-cough. Measles. Adenoids. Croup -- Ruthless rhymes: Mother-wit. Uncle Joe. Aunt Eliza. Absent-mindedness. John. Baby. The cat -- Perverted proverbs: 'Virtue is its own reward.' 'Enough is as good as a feast.' 'Don't buy a pig in a poke.' 'Learn to take things easily.' 'A rolling stone gathers no moss.' 'It is never too late to mend.' 'A bad workman complains of his tools.' 'Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth.' Potpourri -- Other verses: Bill. The legend of the author. The motriot. The ballad of the artist. The ballad of ping-pong. The pessimist. The place where the old cleek broke. The homes of London. The happiest land. A London involuntary. Bluebeard. The woman with the dead soles. Rosemary (a ballad of the boudoir). Portknockie's porter. The ballad of the little jinglander. Aftword. Envoi. |
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