Burges Johnson (1877–1963)
Forfatter af New Rhyming Dictionary and Poets' Handbook
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Værker af Burges Johnson
The lost art of profanity; 7 eksemplarer
Readings for our times — Redaktør — 4 eksemplarer
Bashful Ballads 3 eksemplarer
HAPPY GO LUCKY BUBBLE BOOK. 2 eksemplarer
Campus Versus Classroom 1 eksemplar
Rubaiyat of Omar Ki- Yi and Othe Waggish Rhymes 1 eksemplar
Pleasant tragedies of childhood 1 eksemplar
The Mentor, American Poets of the Soil 1 eksemplar
As much as I dare: A personal recollection 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
1935 Essay Annual — Bidragyder — 4 eksemplarer
The art of fiction; a formulation of its fundamental princeples — reviser — 2 eksemplarer
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Almen Viden
- Fødselsdato
- 1877-11-19
- Dødsdag
- 1963-02-23
- Køn
- male
- Fødested
- Rutland, Vermont, USA
- Dødssted
- Schenectady, New York, USA
- Erhverv
- journalist
publisher's editor
college professor - Organisationer
- Vassar College
Medlemmer
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- Værker
- 16
- Also by
- 3
- Medlemmer
- 137
- Popularitet
- #149,084
- Vurdering
- 3.0
- Anmeldelser
- 1
- ISBN
- 6
Because I scream and beg
For them to find a safety-pin
That's sticking in my leg!
I wish another child would come,
And help to educate them some!
I thought it a book of light verse intended for children. It is, actually, intended for adults to give to parents, mildly ridiculing the foibles and faults in child-rearing, as expressed through their children. A charcoal & ink sketch by F.Y. Cory accompanies each verse, and Cory has first billing on the title page, above poet Johnson.
Interesting that this style of precious fun hasn't changed too much in 100 years, though it's become considerably more egalitarian. Most of the pictures feature a maid and nanny equally involved in trying to placate the children, and the parents look dressed for a formal cocktail party. Today they'd be replaced by ... neighbours? Siblings dropped by for a weekend barbecue?… (mere)