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More Bab BalladsW. S. Gilbert More Bab Ballads Ballad: Mister William Oh, listen to the tale of MISTER WILLIAM, if you please,Whom naughty, naughty judges sent away beyond the seas.He forged a party’s will, which caused anxiety and strife,Resulting in his getting penal servitude for life. He was ...

Bab Ballads and Savoy SongsW. S. Gilbert Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs THE BAB BALLADS THE YARN OF THE "NANCY BELL." 'Twas on the shores that round our coastFrom Deal to Ramsgate span,That I found alone, on a piece of stone,An elderly naval man. His hair was weedy, his beard was long,And weedy and ...

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Scotch Wit and HumorPrefaceLIST OF KNOWN WORKS AND AUTHORITIES QUOTEDScotch Wit and HumorScoring a Point A Cross-Examiner Answered One "Always Right," the Other "Never Wrong" "A Nest Egg Noo!" Light Through a Crack A Lesson to the Marquis of Lorne Lessons in Theology Double Meanings Scotch "Fashi...

The So-called Human RaceBert Leston Taylor The So-called Human Race WORLD WITHOUT END Once upon a summer’s nightMused a mischief-making sprite,Underneath the leafy hoodOf a fairy-haunted wood.Here and there, in light and shade,Ill-assorted couples strayed:“Lord,” said Puck, in elfish glee,“Lord, ...

Step Lively! A Carload of the Funniest Yarns that Ever Crossed the FootlightsGeorge Niblo Step Lively! A Carload of the Funniest Yarns that Ever Crossed the Footlights STEP LIVELY There, there, there! Don't make such a racket or you'll make me nervous.The manager said to me this morning: "Just gi...

Jiglets: A series of sidesplitting gyrations reeled off—Walter Jones Jiglets: A series of sidesplitting gyrations reeled off IMPORTANT Dear Reader:While an artist has been engaged at a great expense to illustrate this volume of funniness, I want it distinctly understood that the illustrations are...

The Adventures of a Modest ManRobert W. Chambers The Adventures of a Modest Man TOMr. and Mrs. C. Wheaton Vaughan This volume packed with bric-à-bracI offer you with my affection, —The story halts, the rhymes are slack —Poor stuff to add to your collection.Gems you possess from ages back:It is th...

The Punster's Pocket-bookCharles Molloy Westmacott The Punster's Pocket-book / or, the Art of Punning Enlarged by Bernard Blackmantle, illustrated with numerous original designs by Robert Cruikshank TOHis Most Gracious Majesty,KING GEORGE THE FOURTH,THE ARBITER ELEGANTIARUM,THE PATRON,THE LOVER,A...

His Lordship's Leopard: A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible FactsDavid Dwight Wells His Lordship's Leopard: A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts WARNING! The ensuing work is a serious attempt to while away an idle hour. The best criticism that the author received of "Her Ladyship's E...