Poems

An Unfortunate Likeness I’VE painted SHAKESPEARE all my life – “An infant” (even then at “play”!) “A boy,” with stage-ambition rife, Then “Married to ANN HATHAWAY.” […]

Anglicised Utopia Society has quite forsaken all her wicked courses, Which empties our police courts, and abolishes divorces. (Divorce is nearly obsolete in England.) No tolerance […]

Annie Protheroe. A Legend of Stratford-le-Bow OH! listen to the tale of little ANNIE PROTHEROE. She kept a small post-office in the neighbourhood of BOW; She […]

At a Pantomime. By a Bilious One An Actor sits in doubtful gloom, His stock-in-trade unfurled, In a damp funereal dressing-room In the Theatre Royal, World. […]

Babette’s Love BABETTE she was a fisher gal, With jupon striped and cap in crimps. She passed her days inside the Halle, Or catching little nimble […]

Baines Carew, Gentleman OF all the good attorneys who Have placed their names upon the roll, But few could equal BAINES CAREW For tender-heartedness and soul. […]

Ben Allah Achmet, or, the Fatal Tum I once did know a Turkish man Whom I upon a two-pair-back met, His name it was EFFENDI KHAN […]

Blue Blood Spurn not the nobly born With love affected, Nor treat with virtuous scorn The well connected. High rank involves no shame – We boast […]

Bob Polter BOB POLTER was a navvy, and His hands were coarse, and dirty too, His homely face was rough and tanned, His time of life […]

Braid the Raven Hair Braid the raven hair, Weave the supple tress, Deck the maiden fair In her loveliness; Paint the pretty face, Dye the coral […]