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100 1 _aGraham, Harry,
_d1874-1936
245 1 0 _aVerse and Worse
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-07-11
505 0 _aAuthor'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.
508 _aProduced by Mark C. Orton, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Verse and Worse" by Harry Graham is a collection of humorous verse written in the early 20th century. The book features a variety of satirical poems that playfully critique society, touching on topics such as travel, childhood, and relationships. The verses adopt a lighthearted yet incisive tone, making it both entertaining and relatable for readers of various ages. The opening of the text introduces the author’s intention to provide clever and amusing commentary through verse, leveraging wit to engage the audience. The introductory poems serve not only as a light-hearted foreword to the main content but also as an invitation for readers to reflect on the absurdities of life, whether regarding parents' fantasies about their children or the eccentricities of international travel. Each section promises a blend of comedic observations intertwined with pointed moral lessons, suggesting that readers can expect a mix of laughter and reflection throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous poetry, English
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36702
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