The Sailor Boy to His Lass
The Sailor Boy to His Lass I go away this blessed day, To sail across the sea, MATILDA! My vessel starts for various parts At twenty […]
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The Sensation Captain No nobler captain ever trod Than CAPTAIN PARKLEBURY TODD, So good – so wise – so brave, he! But still, as all his […]
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The Sorcerer’s Song Oh! my name is JOHN WELLINGTON WELLS – I’m a dealer in magic and spells, In blessings and curses, And ever-filled purses, In […]
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The Sorcerer: Act I DRAMATIS PERSONAE Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, an Elderly Baronet Alexis, of the Grenadier Guards–His Son Dr. Daly, Vicar of Ploverleigh John Wellington Wells, […]
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The Sorcerer: Act II DRAMATIS PERSONAE Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, an Elderly Baronet Alexis, of the Grenadier Guards–His Son Dr. Daly, Vicar of Ploverleigh John Wellington Wells, […]
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The Story of Prince Agib STRIKE the concertina’s melancholy string! Blow the spirit-stirring harp like anything! Let the piano’s martial blast Rouse the Echoes of the […]
READ MOREThe Suicide’s Grave
The Suicide’s Grave On a tree by a river a little tomtit Sang “Willow, titwillow, titwillow!” And I said to him, “Dicky-bird, why do you sit […]
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The Susceptible Chancellor The law is the true embodiment Of everything that’s excellent. It has no kind of fault or flaw, And I, my lords, embody […]
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The Tangled Skein Try we life-long, we can never Straighten out life’s tangled skein, Why should we, in vain endeavour, Guess and guess and guess again? […]
READ MOREThe Three Kings of Chickeraboo
The Three Kings of Chickeraboo There were three niggers of Chickeraboo – PACIFICO, BANG-BANG, POPCHOP – who Exclaimed, one terribly sultry day, “Oh, let’s be kings […]
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