Ballads

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Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray has a contents list that names, among others, The Chronicle of the Drum and The Mahogany Tree. A verse in the book asks whether everyone knows the Place de la Concorde, and goes on to describe terraces, fountains, and statues with a tall obelisk rising there. A verse says that dukes, marquises, barons, and princesses were splendidly served at the feasts of an ogress.

A speaker in one poem calls an alehouse bench his pulpit and a smiling rosy country wench his saint and patron holy. A verse asks what a Doctor could do once the darling Baby woke, crying for its nuss.

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William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist celebrated for his satirical portraits of society. Vanity Fair, his masterpiece, is one of the great novels of the nineteenth century.

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Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Pages: 303
Language: English
Genre: Poetry
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online