The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4Part 4 — BALLADReading editionChapter navigation208 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINDEXES TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESBALLADE OF THE PRIMITIVE JESTTIME TO BE WISEUNDER THE LINDENSADVICETO FANNY"I'D BE A BUTTERFLY""I'M NOT A SINGLE MAN"TO——THE VICARTHE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOMTHE FINE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMANA TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLY SENT TO A LADYCHIVALRY AT A DISCOUNTTHE BALLAD OF BOUILLABAISSETO MY GRANDMOTHERMY MISTRESS'S BOOTSA GARDEN LYRICMRS. SMITHTHE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARDA TERRIBLE INFANTCOMPANIONSDOROTHY QMY AUNTTHE LAST LEAFCONTENTMENTTHE BOYSTHE JOLLY OLD PEDAGOGUEON AN INTAGLIO HEAD OF MINERVATHALIAPAN IN WALL STREETUPON LESBIA—ARGUINGTO ANTHEA, WHO MAY COMMAND HIM ANYTHINGTHE EIGHT-DAY CLOCKA PORTRAIT"OLD BOOKS ARE BEST"IMPRESSION"WITH STRAWBERRIES"BALLADE OF LADIES' NAMESTO A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN SLIPPERSWITHOUT AND WITHIN"SHE WAS A BEAUTY"NELL GWYNNE'S LOOKING-GLASSMIMNERMUS IN CHURCHCLAYAUCASSIN AND NICOLETEPROVENCAL LOVERSON THE HURRY OF THIS TIME"GOOD-NIGHT, BABETTE!"A DIALOGUE FROM PLATOTHE LADIES OF ST. JAMES'STHE CURE'S PROGRESSA GENTLEMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOLON A FAN"WHEN I SAW YOU LAST, ROSE"URCEUS EXITA CORSAGE BOUQUETTWO TRIOLETSTHE BALLAD OF DEAD LADIESBALLADE OF DEAD LADIESA BALLAD OF DEAD LADIESIF I WERE KINGA BALLADE OF SUICIDECHIFFONS!ENVOYTHE COURT HISTORIANMISS LOUTHE POET AND THE WOOD-LOUSESTUDENTS"ONE, TWO, THREE!"THE CHAPERON"A PITCHER OF MIGNONETTE"OLD KING COLETHE MASTER MARINERA ROSE TO THE LIVINGA KISSBIFTEK AUX CHAMPIGNONSEVOLUTIONA REASONABLE AFFLICTIONA MORAL IN SEVRESON THE FLY-LEAF OF A BOOK OF OLD PLAYSTHE TALENTED MANA LETTER OF ADVICEA NICE CORRESPONDENTHER LETTERA DEAD LETTERTHE NYMPH COMPLAINING FOR THE DEATH OF HER FAWNON THE DEATH OF A FAVORITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLD FISHESVERSES ON A CATEPITAPH ON A HAREON THE DEATH OF MRS. THROCKMORTON'S BULLFINCHAN ELEGY ON A LAP-DOGMY LAST TERRIERGEIST'S GRAVE"HOLD"THE VICAR OF BRAYTHE LOST LEADERICHABODWHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKSTHE DEBATE IN THE SENNITTHE MARQUIS OF CARABASA MODEST WITJOLLY JACKTHE KING OF BRENTFORDKAISER & CONONGTONGPAWTHE LION AND THE CUBTHE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDSTHE SYCOPHANTIC FOX AND THE GULLIBLE RAVENTHE FRIEND OF HUMANITY AND THE KNIFE-GRINDERVILLON'S STRAIGHT TIP TO ALL CROSS COVESVILLON'S BALLADEA LITTLE BROTHER OF THE RICHTHE WORLD'S WAYFOR MY OWN MONUMENTTHE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT SAINT PRAXED'S CHURCHUP AT A VILLA—DOWN IN THE CITYALL SAINTS'AN ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUSTHE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE, OR THE WONDERFUL "ONE-HOSS SHAY"BALLADE OF A FRIARTHE CHAMELEONTHE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANTTHE PHILOSOPHER'S SCALESTHE MAIDEN AND THE LILYTHE OWL-CRITICTHE BALLAD OF IMITATIONTHE CONUNDRUM OF THE WORKSHOPSTHE V-A-S-EHEM AND HAWMINIVER CHEEVYTHEN AG'INA CONSERVATIVESIMILAR CASESMAN AND THE ASCIDIANTHE CALF-PATHWEDDED BLISSPARADISE: A HINDOO LEGENDAD CHLOEN, M. A."AS LIKE THE WOMAN AS YOU CAN""NO FAULT IN WOMEN""ARE WOMEN FAIR?"A STRONG HANDWOMEN'S LONGINGTRIOLETTHE FAIR CIRCASSIANTHE FEMALE PHAETONTHE LURETHE FEMALE OF THE SPECIESTHE WOMAN WITH THE SERPENT'S TONGUESUPPOSETOO CANDID BY HALFFABLEWOMAN'S WILLWOMAN'S WILLPLAYSTHE REMEDY WORSE THAN THE DISEASETHE NET OF LAWCOLOGNEEPITAPH ON CHARLES IICERTAIN MAXIMS OF HAFIZA BAKER'S DUZZEN UV WIZE SAWZEPIGRAMSWRITTEN ON A LOOKING-GLASSAN EPITAPHON THE ARISTOCRACY OF HARVARDON THE DEMOCRACY OF YALEA GENERAL SUMMARYAN OMAR FOR LADIES"WHEN LOVELY WOMAN"FRAGMENT IN IMITATION OF WORDSWORTHONLY SEVENLUCY LAKEJANE SMITHFATHER WILLIAMTHE NEW ARRIVALDISASTER'TWAS EVER THUSA GRIEVANCE"NOT A SOU HAD HE GOT"THE WHITING AND THE SNAILTHE RECOGNITIONTHE HIGHER PANTHEISM IN A NUTSHELLTHE WILLOW-TREEPOETS AND LINNETSTHE JAM-POTBALLADPart IPart IITHE POSTER-GIRLAFTER DILETTANTE CONCETTIIFNEPHELIDIACOMMONPLACESTHE PROMISSORY NOTEMRS. JUDGE JENKINSTHE MODERN HIAWATHAHOW OFTEN"IF I SHOULD DIE TO-NIGHT"SINCERE FLATTERYCULTURE IN THE SLUMSTHE POETS AT TEAWORDSWORTHTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, INDEX TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESIntroductory materialTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEXIntroductory materialPrevious chapter ←Part 4 — THE JAM-POTNext chapter →Part IAll chapters and sections (208)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINDEXES TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESPart 4 · Other sectionsBALLADE OF THE PRIMITIVE JESTTIME TO BE WISEUNDER THE LINDENSADVICETO FANNY"I'D BE A BUTTERFLY""I'M NOT A SINGLE MAN"TO——THE VICARTHE BELLE OF THE BALL-ROOMTHE FINE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMANA TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLY SENT TO A LADYCHIVALRY AT A DISCOUNTTHE BALLAD OF BOUILLABAISSETO MY GRANDMOTHERMY MISTRESS'S BOOTSA GARDEN LYRICMRS. SMITHTHE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARDA TERRIBLE INFANTCOMPANIONSDOROTHY QMY AUNTTHE LAST LEAFCONTENTMENTTHE BOYSTHE JOLLY OLD PEDAGOGUEON AN INTAGLIO HEAD OF MINERVATHALIAPAN IN WALL STREETUPON LESBIA—ARGUINGTO ANTHEA, WHO MAY COMMAND HIM ANYTHINGTHE EIGHT-DAY CLOCKA PORTRAIT"OLD BOOKS ARE BEST"IMPRESSION"WITH STRAWBERRIES"BALLADE OF LADIES' NAMESTO A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN SLIPPERSWITHOUT AND WITHIN"SHE WAS A BEAUTY"NELL GWYNNE'S LOOKING-GLASSMIMNERMUS IN CHURCHCLAYAUCASSIN AND NICOLETEPROVENCAL LOVERSON THE HURRY OF THIS TIME"GOOD-NIGHT, BABETTE!"A DIALOGUE FROM PLATOTHE LADIES OF ST. JAMES'STHE CURE'S PROGRESSA GENTLEMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOLON A FAN"WHEN I SAW YOU LAST, ROSE"URCEUS EXITA CORSAGE BOUQUETTWO TRIOLETSTHE BALLAD OF DEAD LADIESBALLADE OF DEAD LADIESA BALLAD OF DEAD LADIESIF I WERE KINGA BALLADE OF SUICIDECHIFFONS!ENVOYTHE COURT HISTORIANMISS LOUTHE POET AND THE WOOD-LOUSESTUDENTS"ONE, TWO, THREE!"THE CHAPERON"A PITCHER OF MIGNONETTE"OLD KING COLETHE MASTER MARINERA ROSE TO THE LIVINGA KISSBIFTEK AUX CHAMPIGNONSEVOLUTIONA REASONABLE AFFLICTIONA MORAL IN SEVRESON THE FLY-LEAF OF A BOOK OF OLD PLAYSTHE TALENTED MANA LETTER OF ADVICEA NICE CORRESPONDENTHER LETTERA DEAD LETTERTHE NYMPH COMPLAINING FOR THE DEATH OF HER FAWNON THE DEATH OF A FAVORITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLD FISHESVERSES ON A CATEPITAPH ON A HAREON THE DEATH OF MRS. THROCKMORTON'S BULLFINCHAN ELEGY ON A LAP-DOGMY LAST TERRIERGEIST'S GRAVE"HOLD"THE VICAR OF BRAYTHE LOST LEADERICHABODWHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKSTHE DEBATE IN THE SENNITTHE MARQUIS OF CARABASA MODEST WITJOLLY JACKTHE KING OF BRENTFORDKAISER & CONONGTONGPAWTHE LION AND THE CUBTHE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDSTHE SYCOPHANTIC FOX AND THE GULLIBLE RAVENTHE FRIEND OF HUMANITY AND THE KNIFE-GRINDERVILLON'S STRAIGHT TIP TO ALL CROSS COVESVILLON'S BALLADEA LITTLE BROTHER OF THE RICHTHE WORLD'S WAYFOR MY OWN MONUMENTTHE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT SAINT PRAXED'S CHURCHUP AT A VILLA—DOWN IN THE CITYALL SAINTS'AN ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID, OR THE RIGIDLY RIGHTEOUSTHE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE, OR THE WONDERFUL "ONE-HOSS SHAY"BALLADE OF A FRIARTHE CHAMELEONTHE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANTTHE PHILOSOPHER'S SCALESTHE MAIDEN AND THE LILYTHE OWL-CRITICTHE BALLAD OF IMITATIONTHE CONUNDRUM OF THE WORKSHOPSTHE V-A-S-EHEM AND HAWMINIVER CHEEVYTHEN AG'INA CONSERVATIVESIMILAR CASESMAN AND THE ASCIDIANTHE CALF-PATHWEDDED BLISSPARADISE: A HINDOO LEGENDAD CHLOEN, M. A."AS LIKE THE WOMAN AS YOU CAN""NO FAULT IN WOMEN""ARE WOMEN FAIR?"A STRONG HANDWOMEN'S LONGINGTRIOLETTHE FAIR CIRCASSIANTHE FEMALE PHAETONTHE LURETHE FEMALE OF THE SPECIESTHE WOMAN WITH THE SERPENT'S TONGUESUPPOSETOO CANDID BY HALFFABLEWOMAN'S WILLWOMAN'S WILLPLAYSTHE REMEDY WORSE THAN THE DISEASETHE NET OF LAWCOLOGNEEPITAPH ON CHARLES IICERTAIN MAXIMS OF HAFIZA BAKER'S DUZZEN UV WIZE SAWZEPIGRAMSWRITTEN ON A LOOKING-GLASSAN EPITAPHON THE ARISTOCRACY OF HARVARDON THE DEMOCRACY OF YALEA GENERAL SUMMARYAN OMAR FOR LADIES"WHEN LOVELY WOMAN"FRAGMENT IN IMITATION OF WORDSWORTHONLY SEVENLUCY LAKEJANE SMITHFATHER WILLIAMTHE NEW ARRIVALDISASTER'TWAS EVER THUSA GRIEVANCE"NOT A SOU HAD HE GOT"THE WHITING AND THE SNAILTHE RECOGNITIONTHE HIGHER PANTHEISM IN A NUTSHELLTHE WILLOW-TREEPOETS AND LINNETSTHE JAM-POTBALLADParts12Part 2 · Other sectionsTHE POSTER-GIRLAFTER DILETTANTE CONCETTIIFNEPHELIDIACOMMONPLACESTHE PROMISSORY NOTEMRS. JUDGE JENKINSTHE MODERN HIAWATHAHOW OFTEN"IF I SHOULD DIE TO-NIGHT"SINCERE FLATTERYCULTURE IN THE SLUMSTHE POETS AT TEAWORDSWORTHTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, INDEX TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESPart 2 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialPart 2 · Other sectionsTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEXPart 2 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialAfter William Morris◇← THE JAM-POTPart I →