PART I
_THE BABY'S BAEDEKER_
I. ABROAD 3
II. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6
III. GREAT BRITAIN 9
IV. SCOTLAND 11
V. IRELAND 13
VI. WALES 15
VII. CHINA 16
VIII. FRANCE 19
IX. GERMANY 21
X. HOLLAND 23
XI. ICELAND 26
XII. ITALY 27
XIII. JAPAN 30
XIV. PORTUGAL 32
XV. RUSSIA 33
XVI. SPAIN 36
XVII. SWITZERLAND 39
XVIII. TURKEY 41
XIX. DREAMLAND 44
XX. STAGELAND 47
XXI. LOVERLAND 48
XXII. HOMELAND 53
PART II
_CHILDISH COMPLAINTS AND OTHER RUTHLESS RHYMES_
CHILDISH COMPLAINTS--
PRELUDE 57
APPENDICITIS 61
WHOOPING-COUGH 61
MEASLES 62
ADENOIDS 62
CROUP 62
RUTHLESS RHYMES--
I. MOTHER-WIT 63
II. UNCLE JOE 64
III. AUNT ELIZA 65
IV. ABSENT-MINDEDNESS 66
V. JOHN 68
VI. BABY 71
VII. THE CAT 72
PART III
_PERVERTED PROVERBS_
I. 'VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD' 77
II. 'ENOUGH IS AS GOOD AS A FEAST' 86
III. 'DON'T BUY A PIG IN A POKE' 89
IV. 'LEARN TO TAKE THINGS EASILY' 91
V. 'A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS' 92
VI. 'IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND' 96
VII. 'A BAD WORKMAN COMPLAINS OF HIS TOOLS' 99
VIII. 'DON'T LOOK A GIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH' 100
IX. POTPOURRI 103
PART IV
_OTHER VERSES_
BILL 111
THE LEGEND OF THE AUTHOR 114
THE MOTRIOT 128
THE BALLAD OF THE ARTIST 130
THE BALLAD OF PING-PONG 135
THE PESSIMIST 138
THE PLACE WHERE THE OLD CLEEK BROKE 140
THE HOMES OF LONDON 143
THE HAPPIEST LAND 146
A LONDON INVOLUNTARY 151
BLUEBEARD 154
THE WOMAN WITH THE DEAD SOLES 166
ROSEMARY (A BALLAD OF THE BOUDOIR) 170
PORTKNOCKIE'S PORTER 172
THE BALLAD OF THE LITTLE JINGLANDER 176
AFTWORD 182
ENVOI 185
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
With guilty, conscience-stricken tears,
I offer up these rhymes of mine
To children of maturer years
(From Seventeen to Ninety-nine).
A special solace may they be
In days of second infancy.
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_THE BABY'S BAEDEKER_
I. ABROAD 3
II. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6
III. GREAT BRITAIN 9
IV. SCOTLAND 11
V. IRELAND 13
VI. WALES 15
VII. CHINA 16
VIII. FRANCE 19
IX. GERMANY 21
X. HOLLAND 23
XI. ICELAND 26
XII. ITALY 27
XIII. JAPAN 30
XIV. PORTUGAL 32
XV. RUSSIA 33
XVI. SPAIN 36
XVII. SWITZERLAND 39
XVIII. TURKEY 41
XIX. DREAMLAND 44
XX. STAGELAND 47
XXI. LOVERLAND 48
XXII. HOMELAND 53
PART II
_CHILDISH COMPLAINTS AND OTHER RUTHLESS RHYMES_
CHILDISH COMPLAINTS--
PRELUDE 57
APPENDICITIS 61
WHOOPING-COUGH 61
MEASLES 62
ADENOIDS 62
CROUP 62
RUTHLESS RHYMES--
I. MOTHER-WIT 63
II. UNCLE JOE 64
III. AUNT ELIZA 65
IV. ABSENT-MINDEDNESS 66
V. JOHN 68
VI. BABY 71
VII. THE CAT 72
PART III
_PERVERTED PROVERBS_
I. 'VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD' 77
II. 'ENOUGH IS AS GOOD AS A FEAST' 86
III. 'DON'T BUY A PIG IN A POKE' 89
IV. 'LEARN TO TAKE THINGS EASILY' 91
V. 'A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS' 92
VI. 'IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND' 96
VII. 'A BAD WORKMAN COMPLAINS OF HIS TOOLS' 99
VIII. 'DON'T LOOK A GIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH' 100
IX. POTPOURRI 103
PART IV
_OTHER VERSES_
BILL 111
THE LEGEND OF THE AUTHOR 114
THE MOTRIOT 128
THE BALLAD OF THE ARTIST 130
THE BALLAD OF PING-PONG 135
THE PESSIMIST 138
THE PLACE WHERE THE OLD CLEEK BROKE 140
THE HOMES OF LONDON 143
THE HAPPIEST LAND 146
A LONDON INVOLUNTARY 151
BLUEBEARD 154
THE WOMAN WITH THE DEAD SOLES 166
ROSEMARY (A BALLAD OF THE BOUDOIR) 170
PORTKNOCKIE'S PORTER 172
THE BALLAD OF THE LITTLE JINGLANDER 176
AFTWORD 182
ENVOI 185
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
With guilty, conscience-stricken tears,
I offer up these rhymes of mine
To children of maturer years
(From Seventeen to Ninety-nine).
A special solace may they be
In days of second infancy.
VERSE AND WORSE
PART I
_THE BABY'S BAEDEKER_
I. ABROAD 3
II. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6
III. GREAT BRITAIN 9
IV. SCOTLAND 11
V. IRELAND 13
VI. WALES 15
VII. CHINA 16
VIII. FRANCE 19
IX. GERMANY 21
X. HOLLAND 23
XI. ICELAND 26
XII. ITALY 27
XIII. JAPAN 30
XIV. PORTUGAL 32
XV. RUSSIA 33
XVI. SPAIN 36
XVII. SWITZERLAND 39
XVIII. TURKEY 41
XIX. DREAMLAND 44
XX. STAGELAND 47
XXI. LOVERLAND 48
XXII. HOMELAND 53
PART II
_CHILDISH COMPLAINTS AND OTHER RUTHLESS RHYMES_
CHILDISH COMPLAINTS--
PRELUDE 57
APPENDICITIS 61
WHOOPING-COUGH 61
MEASLES 62
ADENOIDS 62
CROUP 62
RUTHLESS RHYMES--
I. MOTHER-WIT 63
II. UNCLE JOE 64
III. AUNT ELIZA 65
IV. ABSENT-MINDEDNESS 66
V. JOHN 68
VI. BABY 71
VII. THE CAT 72
PART III
_PERVERTED PROVERBS_
I. 'VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD' 77
II. 'ENOUGH IS AS GOOD AS A FEAST' 86
III. 'DON'T BUY A PIG IN A POKE' 89
IV. 'LEARN TO TAKE THINGS EASILY' 91
V. 'A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS' 92
VI. 'IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND' 96
VII. 'A BAD WORKMAN COMPLAINS OF HIS TOOLS' 99
VIII. 'DON'T LOOK A GIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH' 100
IX. POTPOURRI 103
PART IV
_OTHER VERSES_
BILL 111
THE LEGEND OF THE AUTHOR 114
THE MOTRIOT 128
THE BALLAD OF THE ARTIST 130
THE BALLAD OF PING-PONG 135
THE PESSIMIST 138
THE PLACE WHERE THE OLD CLEEK BROKE 140
THE HOMES OF LONDON 143
THE HAPPIEST LAND 146
A LONDON INVOLUNTARY 151
BLUEBEARD 154
THE WOMAN WITH THE DEAD SOLES 166
ROSEMARY (A BALLAD OF THE BOUDOIR) 170
PORTKNOCKIE'S PORTER 172
THE BALLAD OF THE LITTLE JINGLANDER 176
AFTWORD 182
ENVOI 185
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
With guilty, conscience-stricken tears,
I offer up these rhymes of mine
To children of maturer years
(From Seventeen to Ninety-nine).
A special solace may they be
In days of second infancy.
_THE BABY'S BAEDEKER_
I. ABROAD 3
II. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6
III. GREAT BRITAIN 9
IV. SCOTLAND 11
V. IRELAND 13
VI. WALES 15
VII. CHINA 16
VIII. FRANCE 19
IX. GERMANY 21
X. HOLLAND 23
XI. ICELAND 26
XII. ITALY 27
XIII. JAPAN 30
XIV. PORTUGAL 32
XV. RUSSIA 33
XVI. SPAIN 36
XVII. SWITZERLAND 39
XVIII. TURKEY 41
XIX. DREAMLAND 44
XX. STAGELAND 47
XXI. LOVERLAND 48
XXII. HOMELAND 53
PART II
_CHILDISH COMPLAINTS AND OTHER RUTHLESS RHYMES_
CHILDISH COMPLAINTS--
PRELUDE 57
APPENDICITIS 61
WHOOPING-COUGH 61
MEASLES 62
ADENOIDS 62
CROUP 62
RUTHLESS RHYMES--
I. MOTHER-WIT 63
II. UNCLE JOE 64
III. AUNT ELIZA 65
IV. ABSENT-MINDEDNESS 66
V. JOHN 68
VI. BABY 71
VII. THE CAT 72
PART III
_PERVERTED PROVERBS_
I. 'VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD' 77
II. 'ENOUGH IS AS GOOD AS A FEAST' 86
III. 'DON'T BUY A PIG IN A POKE' 89
IV. 'LEARN TO TAKE THINGS EASILY' 91
V. 'A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS' 92
VI. 'IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND' 96
VII. 'A BAD WORKMAN COMPLAINS OF HIS TOOLS' 99
VIII. 'DON'T LOOK A GIFT-HORSE IN THE MOUTH' 100
IX. POTPOURRI 103
PART IV
_OTHER VERSES_
BILL 111
THE LEGEND OF THE AUTHOR 114
THE MOTRIOT 128
THE BALLAD OF THE ARTIST 130
THE BALLAD OF PING-PONG 135
THE PESSIMIST 138
THE PLACE WHERE THE OLD CLEEK BROKE 140
THE HOMES OF LONDON 143
THE HAPPIEST LAND 146
A LONDON INVOLUNTARY 151
BLUEBEARD 154
THE WOMAN WITH THE DEAD SOLES 166
ROSEMARY (A BALLAD OF THE BOUDOIR) 170
PORTKNOCKIE'S PORTER 172
THE BALLAD OF THE LITTLE JINGLANDER 176
AFTWORD 182
ENVOI 185
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
With guilty, conscience-stricken tears,
I offer up these rhymes of mine
To children of maturer years
(From Seventeen to Ninety-nine).
A special solace may they be
In days of second infancy.
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Publisher: | SAP |
Publication date: | 07/21/2011 |
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