This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...one time. One was minstrels. They was prime! But what kilt us was the other; Some blame lecturer or-ruther Talked about a Chiny wall An' a Pyramids an' all That there sort o' rot. An' so, Bein' as folks had paid, you know, Fifteen cents to see a show, Lots of 'em felt ruther sore An' don't go to shows no more. RIMES TO ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...one time. One was minstrels. They was prime! But what kilt us was the other; Some blame lecturer or-ruther Talked about a Chiny wall An' a Pyramids an' all That there sort o' rot. An' so, Bein' as folks had paid, you know, Fifteen cents to see a show, Lots of 'em felt ruther sore An' don't go to shows no more. RIMES TO BE READ. i r "Course your show is good? No doubt. But you see the town's showed out; Less'n three weeks back we had Hamlut. Had it purty bad. Actors--they was purty fair, Speshly one with yeller hair. He had talunt! He could shout An' jes' drown the others out! But the play itself was sad. 'Sides it was a draggy, bad Sort of sadness. Didn't begin To come up to ol' East Lynne! RIMES TO BE READ. 1 "P'r'aps a little later might Find a better week an' night. Still, I dunno, fer ye see P'tracted meetin' soonH be, An' of course you know that's free, An' that nachelly kills a show Where you got to pay to git to go." A LITTLE SAUNTER. "KT HEN the sun's a-comin' up 'nd ole Earth is VV wet, Jest as though he'd washed his face 'nd hedn't dried it yet; Birds fer miles 'nd miles around chipperin' 'n' singin', Pigs a-gruntin' music fer the feed the man's a bringin', Rooster crowin' fit to split round the kitchen door, Ans'erin' "Good mornin'," to a half a dozen more, --Other folks can roust around, but for me I wanter Take a little saunter, Fill up full of green 'nd blue in a little saunter. When the sun's a-goin' down, lazy ez you please, Settin' good example fer a man to take his ease; Cows a-lyin', chewin', 'nd a-wobblin', early bat Er a sparreh, half asleep, flies a-past yer hat; When yev hed yer supper 'nd the world seems good; When the air, jest lazin' round, smells of piney wood, --'Tain't no time to roust around, 'nd fer...
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Fine. Light wear to the spinal extremities, contemporary bookplate on front pastedown, else fine without dustwrapper. Program of a poetry reading by Cooke laid in.
Add this copy of Rimes to be Read to cart. $40.17, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
