Project Gutenberg 2011-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 1794 Graham, Harry 1874 1936 Streamer, Col. D. Col. D. Streamer Verse and Worse Author's preface -- Foreword -- The baby's Baedeker: Abroad. United States of America. Great Britain. Scotland. Ireland. Wales. China. France. Germany. Holland. Iceland. Italy. Japan. Portugal. Russia. Spain. Switzerland. Turkey. Dreamland. Stageland. Loverland. Homeland -- Childish complaints: Prelude. Appendicitis. Whooping-cough. Measles. Adenoids. Croup -- Ruthless rhymes: Mother-wit. Uncle Joe. Aunt Eliza. Absent-mindedness. John. Baby. The cat -- Perverted proverbs: 'Virtue is its own reward.' 'Enough is as good as a feast.' 'Don't buy a pig in a poke.' 'Learn to take things easily.' 'A rolling stone gathers no moss.' 'It is never too late to mend.' 'A bad workman complains of his tools.' 'Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth.' Potpourri -- Other verses: Bill. The legend of the author. The motriot. The ballad of the artist. The ballad of ping-pong. The pessimist. The place where the old cleek broke. The homes of London. The happiest land. A London involuntary. Bluebeard. The woman with the dead soles. Rosemary (a ballad of the boudoir). Portknockie's porter. The ballad of the little jinglander. Aftword. Envoi. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Verse and Worse" by Harry Graham is a collection of humorous verse written in the early 20th century. The book features a variety of satirical poems that playfully critique society, touching on topics such as travel, childhood, and relationships. The verses adopt a lighthearted yet incisive tone, making it both entertaining and relatable for readers of various ages. The opening of the text introduces the author’s intention to provide clever and amusing commentary through verse, leveraging wit to engage the audience. The introductory poems serve not only as a light-hearted foreword to the main content but also as an invitation for readers to reflect on the absurdities of life, whether regarding parents' fantasies about their children or the eccentricities of international travel. Each section promises a blend of comedic observations intertwined with pointed moral lessons, suggesting that readers can expect a mix of laughter and reflection throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous poetry, English PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour 259823 2025-08-15T04:55:25.178180 text/html 262069 2021-01-07T22:36:29 text/html 152617 2025-08-15T04:55:37.309138 application/epub+zip 151858 2025-08-15T04:55:29.751174 application/epub+zip 139095 2025-08-15T04:55:27.753176 application/epub+zip 341392 2025-08-15T04:55:41.026135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316904 2025-08-15T04:55:35.136170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290235 2022-09-16T17:05:05.626849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152877 2025-08-15T04:55:23.911185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152707 2021-01-07T22:36:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152699 2021-01-07T22:36:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21130 2025-08-15T04:55:41.168099 application/rdf+xml 14351 2025-08-15T04:55:28.293181 image/jpeg 3524 2025-08-15T04:55:28.023165 image/jpeg 61626 2021-01-07T22:36:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 70970 2021-01-07T22:36:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 61562 2021-01-07T22:36:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 144021 2025-08-15T04:55:25.193193 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia