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The Poetical Works of Andrew Lang
Edited by Mrs. Lang
Lang, Andrew (1844-1912)
I.
Vol. I
I.
I OXFORD AND ST. ANDREWS
II.
II SCOTLAND
III.
III LOYAL LYRICS AND DEEDS OF MEN
IV.
IV HESPEROTHEN
V.
V BOOKS
To the Gentle Reader
Ballade of the Book-hunter
Ballade of the Bookman's Paradise
To F. L.-L.
The Rowfant Books
Verses inscribed in the Supplement to the Rowfant Catalogue
Doris's Books
Ode on the Distant Prospect of a New Novel
A Mes Livres
From Colletet
Ballade of Railway Novels
The Property of a Gentleman who has given up Collecting.
Beauty and the Beast
Ballade of his Books
Ballade of the Unattainable
Ballade of the Bookworm
Old Friends
VI.
VI HIS FRIENDS OLD AND YOUNG
VII.
VII BALLADES
II.
Vol. II
III.
Vol. III
IV.
Vol. IV
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A Mes Livres
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From Colletet
My
books, my heart's delight beware
Of quitting the domestic shelves!
I say when folk would bid me lend,
‘My books are wives to me, my friend;
You may admire them, if you care;
But no, they never lend themselves!’
The Poetical Works of Andrew Lang