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A little book of American humorous verse

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This book is a small compilation, not a complete collection, of humorous verse of strictly American make. The "makers" (as all poets were once called) are arranged as nearly as possible in the order of their birth. I have denied …

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This book is a small compilation, not a complete collection, of humorous verse of strictly American make. The "makers" (as all poets were once called) are arranged as nearly as possible in the order of their birth. I have denied place to parody, burlesque and those selections which, being merely comic or clever, did not measure up to my notion of truly humorous verse. - Preface.

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"This book is a small compilation, not a complete collection, of humorous verse of strictly American make. The "makers" (as all poets were once called) are arranged as nearly as …"

— Margaret

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