The collected works of Ambrose Bierce

Bierce, Ambrose (1842-1914?)

VOLUME I ASHES OF THE BEACON THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW FOR THE AHKOOND JOHN SMITH, LIBERATOR BITS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY

VOLUME IV SHAPES OF CLAY

VOLUME V BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER

VOLUME VII THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY

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SAMUEL SHORTRIDGE

Like a worn mother he attempts in vain
To still the unruly Crier of his brain:
The more he rocks the cradle of his chin,
The more uproarious grows the brat within.

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SAMUEL SHORTRIDGE