Poems in praise of practically nothing
by Hofferstein, Samuel frey50
Published by : Garden City Publishishing Co., Inc. (New York) , 1939 Physical details: 217 p.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 - 899 | 811 Hof (Browse shelf) | Available | 19308 |
Poem; Songs to break the tedium of riding a bicycle, seeing one's friends, or heartbreak; Verses demonstrating that no man can be unhappy amid the infinite variety of this world, and giving the reader chouice of several titiles, the author's favorite being, "some play golf and some do not"; Poems of passion carefully restrained so as too offend nobody; Psalm; Poems intended to incite the utmost depression; Poems in praise of practically nothing; Notes for a superfluous poem; A garden of verses for the little ones, including orphans and step-children, and their parents and guardians also; Pancea; Songs about life and brighter things yet; A survey of the entire earthly panorama, animal, vegetable, and mineral, with appropriate comment by the author, of a philosophic, whimsical, humorous, or poetic nature -- A truly remarkable undertaking; Songs for an old fashioned lute; Litany before election; the mimc muse; Songs of faith in the year after next; Anthropological note; Interlude, for a solitary flute; Songs of fairly utter despair; Carol for the day after christmas; Love songs, at once tender and informative -- An unusual combination in verses of this character; Epilogue