(not including endless work on Froissart and fixing stuff and learning more tech stuff and typing. October 30, 2007. The tyrant of the household, --one big, big cat -- managed to hide Acadia; or a Month with the Blue Noses, by Frederic S. Cozzens, for 5 months, Finally found it, and it's completely proofed [Ha!], emended a trifle [for consistency in spelling and punctuation]. The 2 pictures, called ambrotypes by Cozzens in the Preface, are included. From 100 Limerick Lyrics, p. 153;
Falls in love with each maiden he sees, In fact, he no sooner gets down on his lip, Than he's apt to get down on his knees. October 28, 2007. Edinburgh Castle by Robert Louis Stevenson and by James Norris Brewer from Romantic Castles and Palaces As Seen and Described by Famous Writers, edited and Translated by Esther Singleton is online. Partially proofed. From 100 Limerick Lyrics, p. 126:
Her pa he had promised to treat 'em. He bought from the "Man," Some apples for "Nan," But before Nan could eat 'em, Antietam. and on p. 127:
Was walking and talking one day. Said the cheese, "Kindly note My mama was a goat And I'm made out of curds by the whay." October 26, 2007. The Man with the Broken Ear, by Edmond About, translated from the French by Henry Holt is online and almost completely proofed. Holt translated it early in his first publishing venture with Leypoldt. It is excellent. The excerpts, included in collections of masterpieces of literature that are already on Elfinspell, fascinated me enough to get the book and put it up. They also made me laugh aloud! Tory loved the excerpts too. It is one of the earliest science fiction novel, written before 1867. The full book didn't disappoint me either. Some scattered interesting words, possibly handy, from Yorkshire Wit, Character, Folklore and Customs, by Richard Blakeborough (1898), p. 364:
Doggers, n. Nodules containing a fossil, and used in the making of Roman cement. Doit, n. A small portion. Doity, n. A simpleton. adj. Silly. Dolly-tub, n. A round tub used to wash clothes in. Donnot, n. An immoral female. Doody-cow, n. The ladybird beetle. From The New Pun Book, p. 125: "So you were bound and gagged by bandits while in Italy, were you?" asked the garrulous person; "regular comic-opera bandits, eh?" "No sir," said the traveler; "there was nothing of the comic-opera style about them. The gags they used were all new." October 22, 2007. From Monologues and Parodies, p. 64:
In a speech that was neat, Said carrot to beet, "With you, my dear friend, I'll be frank; There may be delays, But some of these days, We'll both be surprised by a yank." October 18, 2007. Helpful news! John Mark Ockerbloom from the Online Book Pages, has told me that My Lady Pokahontas, by John Esten Cooke, is fiction. It was written and published as such, and the reviews of the time that support this are now online. Only an early review which suggested that it was a hoax was online before. See the updated online introduction here. From 100 Limerick Lyrics, p. 81:
Who played the trombone out aloud, He was hit by a brick, At the very first lick, But he thanked his detractors and boud. October 17, 2007. Early Rising by John Godfrey Saxe, a funny and witty poem is online. Saxe was born in 1816, and wrote the Clam lament below. At least I assume the poems are by the same John G. Saxe. The clam poem is from the Cyclopædia of American Literature and it doesn't note his full name. Of course it does not describe him as a writer of humorous poetry either! From 100 Limerick Lyrics, p. 93:
Evasively he said, "I don't haughter; The riddle of the sphinx Is an easy mark, methnx, I leave t'other for the great hereaughter." October 14, 2007. Kensington Palace, by Leigh Hunt, from Romantic Castles and Palaces as Seen and described by Famous Writers, Edited and Translated by Esther Singleton, is online. Modern, and unique offering: Self-Portrait of a Persnickety Model, by Fang is online. From 100 Limerick Lyrics, p. 112;
Who played on an old concertina; He dressed very well, And in his lapel He carelessly stuck a verbena. October 10, 2007. Bunker Hill: A Ballad, by Frederic St. Cozzens, with the short biographical entry (with his name misspelled) from the Cyclopædia of American Literature, edited by Evart A, and George L. Duyckinck, Vol. II, 1856. It is interesting to see this entry because it was written before his wonderful Sparrowgrass Papers had been made into a book, and where still only known from the serial in the magazines of the period. From the same book, p. 630 for lovers of mollusks, especially bivalves, a poem by John G. Saxe (born 1816):
Inglorious friend! most confident I am Thy life is one of very little ease; Albeit men mock thee with thy similes And prate of being "happy as a clam!" What though thy shell protects thy fragile head From the sharp bailiffs of the briny sea? Thy valves are, sure, no safety-valves to thee. While rakes are free to desecrate thy bed, And bear thee off, — as foemen take their spoil, Far from thy friends and family to roam: Forced, like a Hessian, from thy native home, To meet destruction in a foreign broil! Though thou art tender, yet thy humble bard Declares, O clam! thy case is shocking hard! A True Relation Of Virginia. Writ by Anas Todkill, Puritan and Pilgrim, with notes by John Esten Cooke are online, so completing this text. (Ta-da!) From 100 Limerick Lyrics, p. 15:
A terrible temper depleted, On finding when through That a dropped stitch or twough Has spoiled the contrivance she'd meted. October 4, 2007. From 100 Limerick Lyrics, p. 107:
Who married three wives at a time. When asked: "Why the third?" He replied: "One's absurd, And bigamy, sir, is a crime."
Whose peg legs propelled him quite nete. "Strong liquor," he said, "Never goes to my head, And I know it can't go to my fete."
Ocean." In this, the chorus fits that tune but the verses after have an extra line -- make up your own melody for that one. As Nancy comments, it is "Do-It-Yourself" sort of music: even better!):
par moi (A Ma.)
My angel now plays in cold seas, Too far to see, though I’m squinting, Oh, bring back my baby to me! Our mountains may be a lot older, And sagging with age, ... (like me). Our black bears are not quite so vicious; While snakes, mean as a grizzly, Can thrill her, if only she’ll see!
Blubber and Bubble Tea are lacking, Bugs right here, at least, are diverse. Boys? Just the same, all perverse. Bread now may not be as seedy, But, darling, our Nuts are no worse!
Soooooooooo………. Cast off the mud from your booties, Grab your pooch under your arm. Jump on the next Juneau ferry (I’ll steam the dang biscuits, my sweetie,) As you flit your way Eastward to me!
Note: "Blubber" refers to the fat of whales, which is still a staple (and taste treat to many) in parts of Alaska. A frozen cube of raw whale blubber was a snack that an Alaskan native, that I met 2 years ago, missed the most when she spent a few years in Connecticut. If they sold such chunks, would they be called "Fatsicles," do you think? "Bubble Tea" is a college-trendy non-alcoholic drink. Round pea-sized balls of tapioca are added to herbal teas and served with large straws. They are clear, so the tea looks like it has bubbles in it. Also, people eat the bubbles as they suck them up. The teas come in exotic flavors, but the bubbles taste like nothing and have the texture of gummi-worms. Besides Juneau, there's a cute little bistro in downtown Boston that sells bubble tea and their slogan is "Tea with Balls." They also warn you to suck responsibly, so you don't choke on the little blobs.
Will hide her drowsy head, And, for the sport of kings, increase The number of the dead. The whole poem is found here at the bottom of the page. There once was a painter quite bold Who never did as she was told She steadied her ladder But it didn't matter, Now she is on the floor, out cold!
© May, 2007. Uh, oh! Straydoc is a little peeved, I see! Find out why here, it's pretty funny. Hopefully this will help change behaviors, as you laugh. Share the page with your friends and enough publicity could lead to a difference in abusive corporate business tactics. Go to the Archives for the chronological record of the additions for the past 2 years.
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