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Chapter I
COL. D. STREAMER
Author of "Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes" "Ballads of the Boer War" "The Baby's Baedeker"
NEW YORK R. H. RUSSELL 1903
Copyright, 1903, by Robert Howard Russell Published May, 1903.
PERVERTED PROVERBS
Dedicated to
Helen Whitney
H. G.
Foreword
"Virtue is Its Own Reward"
"Enough is as Good as a Feast."
"Don't Buy a Pig in a Poke."
"Learn to Take Things Easily."
"A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss."
"After Dinner Sit a While; After Supper Walk a Mile."
"It is Never Too Late to Mend."
"A Bad Workman Complains of his Tools."
Potpourri.
Envoi.
"Don't Look a Gifthorse in the Mouth"
Aftword.
FINIS.
Transcriber's Notes:
The words 'bo-num' and 'mere-ly' were retained hyphenated at the ends of lines to match the printed edition and maintain the poetical intent of the author.
Changed 'Heidsick' to 'Heidsieck.'
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