Rhymes & Rhythms of countries

About Rhymes & Rhythms of countries

When the world outside begins to look a little bleak most of us have a comfort blanket of some sort to fall back on. From thumb sucking to religion, it can range from strong drink to soft drugs, from the company of a trusted friend to the solitude of a quiet walk. I’ve tried most of these in my time but the thing that I keep coming back to is a battered, paperback book first published in 1952 and compiled by a cheery fellow called Arnold Silcock. It is called‘ Verse and Worse - A Private Collection’.

This is a gathering of poetry, verse, and rhymes, ranging in length between a couple of lines, to a couple of pages. It was assembled by Mr Silcock in-between writing books on the history of Art Chinese and the decorative use of wrought iron. It includes the witty, the somber, the lewd, the sweet, and the tasteless. The perfect thing to pick up for only a few minutes here or there.
CONTENTS
PART I
THE BABY'S BAEDEKER
i. Abroad
ii. United States of America
iii. Great Britain
iv. Scotland
v. Ireland
vi. Wales
vii. China
viii. France
ix. Germany
x. Holland
xi. Iceland
xii. Italy
xiii. Japan
xiv. Portugal
xv. Russia
xvi. Spain
xvii. Switzerland
xviii Turkey
xix. Dreamland
xx. Stageland
xxi. Loverland
xxii. Homeland
PART II
CHILDISH COMPLAINTS AND OTHER RUTHLESS RHYMES
Childish Complaints—
Prelude
Appendicitis
Whooping-Cough
Measles
Adenoids
Croup
Ruthless Rhymes—
i. Mother-Wit
ii. Uncle Joe
iii. Aunt Eliza
iv. Absent-mindedness
v. John
vi. Baby
vii. The Cat
PART III PERVERTED PROVERBS
i. 'Virtue is its own Reward'
ii. 'Enough is as Good as a Feast'
iii. 'Don't Buy a Pig in a Poke'
iv. 'Learn to Take Things Easily'
v. 'A Rolling Stone Gathers no Moss'
vi. 'It is Never Too Late to Mend'
vii. 'A Bad Workman Complains of his Tools'
viii. 'Don't Look a Gift-horse in the Mouth'
ix. Potpourri
PART IV Bill
The Legend of the Author
The Motriot
The Ballad of the Artist
The Ballad of Ping-pong
The Pessimist
The Place where the Old Cleek Broke
The Homes of London
The Happiest Land
A London Involuntary
Bluebeard
The Woman with the Dead Soles
Rosemary (A Ballad of the Boudoir)
Portknockie's Porter
The Ballad of the Little Jinglander
Afterword
Envoi

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