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Lines in Pleasant Places
Rhythmics of many moods and quantities. Wise and otherwise
Shillaber, B. P. (1814-1890)
OCCASIONAL PIECES.
WAR LYRICS.
FRIENDLY PERSONALITIES.
MISCELLANEOUS.
UNCONSIDERED TRIFLES.
[There was a fire the other day]
[In the crowded street we found him]
[Yon clock—the Dutchman in the window there]
[A blue coat!—ah, my country's uniform!]
[The wind went howling round the town]
[O, this dismal influenza!]
[I saw an organ grinder in the street]
[As I along the street did go]
[Conductor Gilmore lay in sleep]
[How dull it is! and so are we]
[If you wish to know what you should do]
[Mrs. Ben Blifkins (may she ne'er grow less)]
[O glorious Fourth! how patriotism fires]
ON A BUTCHER'S LETTER.
[Suppose the spear of grass should say]
[My friend had on a coat quite seedy]
[When June's hot sun pours down in fervid beams]
[All the day, all the day]
[Little troubles are by these defined]
[A princess marries! Lord, the fuss they make!]
[I wrote within an album once sweet things]
[Of all the features humanly appearing]
[Hogarth affirmed the line of beauty lay]
[There is a picture, pinned against my wall]
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Lines in Pleasant Places
Lines in Pleasant Places
Rhythmics of many moods and quantities. Wise and otherwise
B. P. Shillaber
1814-1890
Published by the author
Chelsea
1874
Lines in Pleasant Places