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Originally published in 1937, this anthology of humorous poems was created for the younger reader as a supplement to the more serious material found in numerous school anthologies. The guiding principle of the text is that 'Wit, as much as the passions, claims its place in poetry, and, in English particularly, enjoys the honour of a great tradition.' This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in comic verse and English poetry.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury Anonymous; 2. Robin Goodfellow Ben Jonson; 3. The Despairing Lover William Walsh; 4. A Reasonable Affliction Matthew Prior; 5. The Turnip Crier Samuel Johnson; 6. On a Fat Man Abel Evans; 7. Abroad and at Home Jonathan Swift; 8. Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat Thomas Gray; 9. Elegy on Mrs Mary Blaize Oliver Goldsmith; 10. The Grand Tour Samuel Boyce; 11. The Diverting History of John Gilpin William Cowper; 12. The Razor-Seller Peter Pindar (John Wolcot); 13. King Canute and his Nobles Peter Pinddar (John Wolcot); 14. The Sailor's Consolation Charles Dibdin; 15. Lodgings for a Single Gentleman George Colman; 16. The Second Samson George Colman; 17. Kitty of Coleraine Edward Lysaght; 18. The rain Anonymous; 19. Always Audible Samuel Taylor Coleridge; 20. On a Volunteer Singer Samuel Taylor Coleridge; 21. Feigned Courage Charles Lamb; 22. The Triumph of the Whale Charles Lamb; 23. The Collegian and the Porter Horace Smith; 24. The Jester Condemned to Death Horace Smith; 25. Contented John Jane Taylor; 26. The Glove and the Lions James Henry Leigh Hunt; 27. Miss Ellen Gee of Kew Anonymous; 28. The Jackdaw of Rheins Thomas Ingoldsby; 29. The Captain Stood on the Carronade Frederick Marryat; 30. Domestic Asides Thomas Hood; 31. Our Village Thomas Hood; 32. The Superiority of Machinery Thomas Hood; 33. Faithless Sally Brown Thomas Hood; 34. Fable Ralph Waldo Emerson; 35. The Height of the Ridiculous Oliver Wendell Holmes; 36. The Ballad of the Oysterman Oliver Wendell Holmes; 37. A Tragic Story William Makepeace Thackeray; 38. The Sorrows of Werther William Makepeace Thackeray; 39. The Snuff-Boxes Anonymous; 40. The Nutcrackers and the Sugar-Tongs Edward Lear; 41. The Blind Man and the Elephant John Godfrey Saxe; 42. A Puzzle Anonymous; 43. The Owl Critic James Thomas Fields; 44. Sad Memories Charles Stuart Calverley; 45. You Are Old, Father William Lewis Carroll; 46. The Mad Gardener's Song Lewis Carroll; 47. A Nightmare William Schwenck Gilbert; 48. Etiquette William Schwenck Gilbert; 49. A Threnody George Thomas Lanigan; 50. Ben the Stoker Thomas Edward Spencer; 51. The Princess Ming Eugene Field; 52. The Limitations of Youth Eugene Field; 53. A Post Impressionist Arthur Conan Doyle; 54. Sage Counsel Arthur Quiller-Couch; 55. De Gustibus- St John Hankin; 56. Rebecca Hillaire Belloc; 57. Henry King Hillaire Belloc; 58. The Hen John Joy Bell; 59. Off the Ground Walter de la Mare; 60. Five Eyes Walter de la Mare; 61. The Rolling English Road Gilbert Keith Chesterton; 62. Captain Stratton's Fancy John Masefield; 63. The Wine of Life Cicely Fox Smith; 64. Follow the Sea Cicely Fox Smith; 65. Miss Thompson Goes Shopping Martin Armstrong; 66. Ducks Frederick William Harvey; 67. Two Sparrows Humbert Wolfe; 68. Smells Christopher Morley; 69. Chocolates Guy Boas; 70. Rastus A. B. Cox; 71. Tim, an Irish Terrier Winifred M. Letts; 72. Roundabouts and Swings Patrick R. Chalmers; 73. The Sad Story of a Motor Fan H. A. Field; 74. A Quate-So Story Anonymous; 75. The Cheerful Crocodile T. Bolt; 76. The Sea Eva L. Ogden.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781316601723
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 178 mm
  • No of Pages: 140
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: An Anthology
  • Width: 127 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1316601722
  • Publisher Date: 31 Dec 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 140 gr


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