Thomas William Hodgson Crosland Book Poems
- 1. The Motor Car Dumpy Book
The Motor Car Dumpy Book.
This is the old gentleman who used to walk in front of steam-driven carriages on the King's highway. He carried in his hand a red flag which he waved.
... - 2. To Everybody
My dear Everybody, -
The other day I lunched at a place
Where there was a pretty lady.
During the course of the talk
... - 3. To Next Christmas
My dear Next Christmas, -
It is an excellent journalistic thing,
Not to say a poetical thing,
To be first in the field.
... - 4. To The Poet Laureate
My dear Poet Laureate, -
Do not, I implore you,
Be perturbed.
It is not my purpose to harp
... - 5. To The Glasgow Magistrates
(On their Proposal to Banish Barmaids)
May it please your Worships,
For years past, Glasgow has stood in the forefront
... - 6. To The Pope
May it please your Holiness
There are possibly two,
Or it may be three,
Men
... - 7. To A Bookseller
My dear Sir, -
"There lies a vale in Ida
Lovelier
Than all the valleys
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