Songs of a pleb . SONGS OF A PLEB. 123 MARRIED IN HASTE. BEFORE THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS. He was like the towering oak,She like the clinging vine,She wore a costly sealskin cloak,He wore his diamonds fine. AFTER THE BLOSSOMS. Alas, alas for towering oak, Alas, for clinging vine, They have their jewels in the soak,v And live on tenderline. THE BUTTER FLY. What doth make the butter fly ?Buckwheat cakes, and chicken pie,Oyster soup and oyster fry,Or the miller. Yes, and something else, my dear,Listen now and you shall is Ugly, lnit dont Tear —The caterpillar. 124 SONGS OF A FLEB. THE LAST. O,
Songs of a pleb . SONGS OF A PLEB. 123 MARRIED IN HASTE. BEFORE THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS. He was like the towering oak,She like the clinging vine,She wore a costly sealskin cloak,He wore his diamonds fine. AFTER THE BLOSSOMS. Alas, alas for towering oak, Alas, for clinging vine, They have their jewels in the soak,v And live on tenderline. THE BUTTER FLY. What doth make the butter fly ?Buckwheat cakes, and chicken pie,Oyster soup and oyster fry,Or the miller. Yes, and something else, my dear,Listen now and you shall is Ugly, lnit dont Tear —The caterpillar. 124 SONGS OF A FLEB. THE LAST. O, what was that the cobbler flungTo hit his wife, while he aghast, Received the missiles from her tongue,Which always craved the very last ? O, what is first to wear our shoes, To give them shape and hold them fast, And make us have the bluest blues, Because too small ? Why, tis the last! And what is it thats number 8,With no excuse for being vast ? To say the word I hesitate; But now tis said — it is my last !. CONTKNTS. Subject. Page. Poems, . 3 My Poem, 5 Pure is the Heart, 5 A Blush, 6 Hidden Treasures, 7 The Dead President, 8 The Sentinel, 9 Semper Idem, 10 Decoration Day, 10 Akin, 11 In Vain, 12 When I am Dead, 13 Weirdness, 14 Natures Melodies, 15 The Mound Builders, 16 Some Eyes, 18 The Seasons.—Breezes of the South, 19 The Seasons.—In April, 20 The Seasons.—In May, 21 The Seasons.—In July, 23 The Seasons.—Autumn — Song of Boreas, 25 The Seasons.—Winter — January, 26 Fons Juventis, 28 O, Maiden Fair, 37 Thou Art Nothing to Me Now, 38 Only a Dream, When I Dream, 39 Claribel, 41 L Love the Sea, A Puritan Maids Song, Dear Heart, You Say You Love Me, O, Love, (), frigid Looks! Estranged, Banished, -47 Some l >ay, Frangipani, o, Tell Me What is Lovel 1 irst 1 iO\ «? 51 Subject. Page. A Serenade, 23 My Little Marianne, 54 Sweet Annie, 55 To a Member of the Club, 56 Too too, 61 The Nau(gh)tical Lovers, . 65 Pressed Flowers, 70 Vanity Fair, 74 The Comet as
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