02444cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000500012624500200017626400510019630000470024733600260029433700260032033800360034650000310038250801740041352011580058753400720174565300260181765300290184365300220187270000300189470000350192485600490195985600430200899900190205169177UtSlPG20260610134611.0mcr n260607r20221855utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a29000848  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aSmedley, Frank E.q(Frank Edward),d1818-186410aMirth and metre 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-10-18  aMark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Mirth and Metre" by Frank E. Smedley and Edmund Yates is a collection of humorous poetry and light verse written in the mid-19th century. The work is presented as a series of lays and legends that employ a satirical tone. The authors aim to emulate and pay homage to the comic poetry style of Thomas Ingoldsby, while also weaving in their own narratives and characters, including a young heiress named Maude and various other amusing figures involved in legendary tales.  At the start of the collection, we find a sorrowful scene at Allinghame Hall where Maude, the heiress, mourns the death of her father, Sir Reginald Allinghame. Despite numerous suitors who show interest in her, she is determined not to marry immediately. The narrative humorously shifts when young Lord Dandelion is robbed by a flamboyant highwayman, who evokes a mix of fear and comedic awe. This detailed and whimsical setup introduces the playful nature of the poems, blending elements of humor, romance, and adventure, as it invites readers into a world where characters navigate both romantic entanglements and absurd situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: George Routledge & Co., 1855  aEnglish wit and humor  aHumorous poetry, English  aLegends -- Poetry1 aYates, Edmund,d1831-18941 aMcConnell, William,d1833-18674 uhttps://archive.org/details/mirthmetre00smed40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69177  c109973d109973