Guy Wetmore Carryl People Poems
- 1. The Pampered Lapdog And The Misguided Ass
A woolly little terrier pup
Gave vent to yelps distressing,
Whereat his mistress took him up
And soothed him with caressing,
... - 2. How A Princess Was Wooed From Habitual Sadness
In days of old the King of Saxe
Had singular opinions,
For with a weighty battle-axe
He brutalized his minions,
... - 3. The Patrician Peacocks And The Overweening Jay
Once a flock of stately peacocks
Promenaded on a green,
There were twenty-two or three cocks,
Each as proud as seventeen,
... - 4. How A Girl Was Too Reckless Of Grammar By Far
Matilda Maud Mackenzie frankly hadn't any chin,
Her hands were rough, her feet she turned invariably in;
Her general form was German,
By which I mean that you
... - 5. The Impecunious Cricket And The Frugal Ant
There was an ant, a spinster ant,
Whose virtues were so many
That she became intolerant
Of those who hadn't any:
... - 6. How The Babes In The Wood Showed They Couldn't Be Beaten
A man of kind and noble mind
Was H. Gustavus Hyde.
'Twould be amiss to add to this
At present, for he died,
... - 7. The Precipitate Cock And The Unappreciated Pearl
A rooster once pursued a worm
That lingered not to brave him,
To see his wretched victim squirm
A pleasant thrill it gave him;
... - 8. How A Beauty Was Waked And Her Suitor Was Suited
Albeit wholly penniless,
Prince Charming wasn't any less
Conceited than a Croesus or a modern millionaire:
Though often in necessity,
... - 9. The Microscopic Trout And The Machiavelian Fisherman
A fisher was casting his flies in a brook,
According to laws of such sciences,
With a patented reel and a patented hook
And a number of other appliances;
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