Cobwebs From a Library CornerThis collection of literary-themed verse from satirist and man of letters John Kendrick Bangs is sure to please book lovers. Filled with allusions to authors and their works and characterized by a light, playful tone, every poem in Cobwebs From a Library Corner is a witty delight. |
Contents
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To an Egotistical Biographer | 16 |
No Copyright Needed | 17 |
Contentment in Nature | 42 |
The Heroic Gunner | 44 |
The Pathetic Tale of the Caddy Boy | 46 |
Garrulous Wisdom | 48 |
The Perjury of a Rejected Lover | 49 |
Maid of Culture | 50 |
Not Perfect | 51 |
A City Dwellers Wish | 52 |
Ingredients of Greatness | 18 |
A Common Favorite | 19 |
Their Pens | 20 |
An Unsolved Problem | 21 |
The Bibliophiles Threat | 22 |
My Treasures | 23 |
A Poets Fad | 24 |
The Poet Undone | 25 |
A Waning Muse | 26 |
Modesty | 27 |
My Lord the Book | 28 |
The Bibliomiser | 29 |
The Collector | 30 |
A Reader | 31 |
Fate | 32 |
A Pleasing Thought | 33 |
Books vs Books by a Bibliomaniac | 34 |
A Confession | 35 |
The Edition de Looks | 36 |
WISE AND OTHERWISE | 38 |
Napolinis Error | 39 |
My Color | 41 |
Where Are They? | 53 |
Memories | 55 |
A Sad State | 56 |
Ad Astra per Otium | 57 |
Consolation | 58 |
Satisfaction | 59 |
To a Withered Rose | 61 |
The Worst of Enemies | 62 |
Jokes of the Night | 63 |
An Autumnal Romance | 64 |
The Country in July | 65 |
May 30 1893 | 66 |
The Curse of Wealth | 67 |
The Rhyme of the Ancient Populist | 69 |
One of the Nameless Great | 71 |
In February Days | 72 |
A Change of Ambition | 73 |
Message from Mahatmas | 75 |
The GoldSeekers | 78 |
Ode to a Politician | 80 |
Some Are Amateurs | 82 |
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