A Little Book of Western VerseFront matterReading editionChapter navigation70 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTO MARY FIELD FRENCHEUGENE FIELDCASEY'S TABLE D'HOTELITTLE BOY BLUEMADGE: YE HOYDENOLD ENGLISH LULLABYTHE BIBLIOMANIAC'S PRAYERTHE LYTTEL BOYTHE TRUTH ABOUT HORACETHE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD"LOLLYBY, LOLLY, LOLLYBY"HORACE AND LYDIA RECONCILEDOUR TWO OPINIONSMOTHER AND CHILDORKNEY LULLABYLITTLE MACKTO ROBIN GOODFELLOWAPPLE-PIE AND CHEESEKRINKENBERANGER'S "BROKEN FIDDLE"THE LITTLE PEACHHORACE III. 13THE DIVINE LULLABYIN THE FIRELIGHTHEINE'S "WIDOW OR DAUGHTER?"CHRISTMAS TREASURESDE AMICITIISOUR LADY OF THE MINETHE WANDERERTO A USURPERLULLABY; BY THE SEASOLDIER, MAIDEN, AND FLOWERHORACE TO MELPOMENEAILSIE, MY BAIRNCORNISH LULLABYUHLAND'S "THREE CAVALIERS"A CHAUCERIAN PARAPHRASE OF HORACENORSE LULLABYBERANGER'S "MY LAST SONG PERHAPS" [JANUARY, 1814]MR. DANA, OF THE NEW YORK SUNSICILIAN LULLABYHORACE TO PYRRHATHE TWENTY-THIRD PSALMTHE BIBLIOMANIAC'S BRIDECHRISTMAS HYMNJAPANESE LULLABY"GOOD-BY—GOD BLESS YOU!"HORACE TO PHYLLISCHRYSTMASSE OF OLDEAT THE DOORHI-SPYLITTLE CROODLIN DOOTHE "HAPPY ISLES" OF HORACEDUTCH LULLABYHUGO'S "FLOWER TO BUTTERFLY"A PROPER TREWE IDYLL OF CAMELOTBERANGER'S "MA VOCATION"CHILD AND MOTHERTHE CONVERSAZZHYONYPROF. VERE DE BLAWMEDIAEVAL EVENTIDE SONGMARTHY'S YOUNKITIN FLANDERSOUR BIGGEST FISHTHIRTY-NINEYVYTOTLONG AGOTO A SOUBRETTESOME TIMEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →TO MARY FIELD FRENCHAll chapters and sections (70)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTO MARY FIELD FRENCHEUGENE FIELDCASEY'S TABLE D'HOTELITTLE BOY BLUEMADGE: YE HOYDENOLD ENGLISH LULLABYTHE BIBLIOMANIAC'S PRAYERTHE LYTTEL BOYTHE TRUTH ABOUT HORACETHE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD"LOLLYBY, LOLLY, LOLLYBY"HORACE AND LYDIA RECONCILEDOUR TWO OPINIONSMOTHER AND CHILDORKNEY LULLABYLITTLE MACKTO ROBIN GOODFELLOWAPPLE-PIE AND CHEESEKRINKENBERANGER'S "BROKEN FIDDLE"THE LITTLE PEACHHORACE III. 13THE DIVINE LULLABYIN THE FIRELIGHTHEINE'S "WIDOW OR DAUGHTER?"CHRISTMAS TREASURESDE AMICITIISOUR LADY OF THE MINETHE WANDERERTO A USURPERLULLABY; BY THE SEASOLDIER, MAIDEN, AND FLOWERHORACE TO MELPOMENEAILSIE, MY BAIRNCORNISH LULLABYUHLAND'S "THREE CAVALIERS"A CHAUCERIAN PARAPHRASE OF HORACENORSE LULLABYBERANGER'S "MY LAST SONG PERHAPS" [JANUARY, 1814]MR. DANA, OF THE NEW YORK SUNSICILIAN LULLABYHORACE TO PYRRHATHE TWENTY-THIRD PSALMTHE BIBLIOMANIAC'S BRIDECHRISTMAS HYMNJAPANESE LULLABY"GOOD-BY—GOD BLESS YOU!"HORACE TO PHYLLISCHRYSTMASSE OF OLDEAT THE DOORHI-SPYLITTLE CROODLIN DOOTHE "HAPPY ISLES" OF HORACEDUTCH LULLABYHUGO'S "FLOWER TO BUTTERFLY"A PROPER TREWE IDYLL OF CAMELOTBERANGER'S "MA VOCATION"CHILD AND MOTHERTHE CONVERSAZZHYONYPROF. VERE DE BLAWMEDIAEVAL EVENTIDE SONGMARTHY'S YOUNKITIN FLANDERSOUR BIGGEST FISHTHIRTY-NINEYVYTOTLONG AGOTO A SOUBRETTESOME TIMEDistributed Proofreaders◇A LITTLE BOOK OF WESTERN VERSEby Eugene Field◇1889◇TO MARY FIELD FRENCH →