The Smoker's Year Book

The Smoker's Year Book

Title: The Smoker's Year Book Author: Oliver Herford Release Date: October 2, 2007 [EBook #22825] Language: English Credits: Produced by Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Now Time the harvester surveys His sorry crops of yesterdays; Of trampled hopes and reaped regrets, And for another harvest whets His ancient scythe, eying the while The budding year with cynic smile. Well, let him smile; in snug retreat I fill my pipe with honeyed sweet, Whose incense wafted from the bowl Shall make warm sunshine in my soul, And conjure mid the fragrant haze Fair memories of other days. Bend you now before the shrine Of the good Saint Valentine. Show to him your broken heart Pray the Saint to take your part. Should he intercede in vain And the maid your heart disdain, Call upon Saint Nicotine; He will surely intervene. Bring burnt off'ring to his feet, Incense of Havana, sweet. Then the maiden's shade invoke, It will disappear in smoke! Here comes bluff Marcha cross between A Jester and a Libertine. He loves to make the parson race With wicked words his hat to chase; To dye with compromising rose The pious man's abstemious nose. The ladies hate him, though he shows A pretty taste for silken hose. The smoker views him with distrust, Shielding his last match from his gust. But once alighthis holy joy No blast from Heaven can destroy! ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 22825
Author: Herford, Oliver
Release Date: Oct 2, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Collins, Sewell, 1876-1934