Through the town this good Man & his Son
Strove to ride as to please everyone:
Self, Son, or both tried,
Then the Ass had a ride;
While the world, at their efforts, poked fun.

You Cannot Hope To Please All--Don't Try

(C) Walter Crane
06/30/2019


Best Poems of Walter Crane

• Ye Fairy Ship
• Three Blind Mice
• Lucy Locket
• The Man That Pleased None
• The Crow & The Pitcher
• The Man & The Snake
• London Bridge
• Old Mother Hubbard
• The Dog In The Manger
• The Cat And The Fox
• Little Man & Maid
• Porcupine, Snake, & Company
• Billy Pringle
• My Pretty Maid
• Hercules & The Waggoner
• Queen Summer Or, The Tourney Of The Lily And The Rose
• The Golden Eggs
• The Fisherman & The Fish
• Little Iack Horner
• The Lion In Love
• La Bergë"re