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Sonnets of a Budding Bard

Nixon Waterman (1859 - 1944)

This is a volume of 25 sonnets by American poet Nixon Waterman. The sonnets are written from the perspective of a school boy, and are very humorous, supported by some excellent illustrations by John A. Williams. - Summary by Carolin

Genre(s): Poetry

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Lines wrote in School whilst I shouldst have been studyin' my Lesson	Sonia	00:01:11
Play 02	Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' about Mary and her Pet Lamb	Scotty Smith	00:01:17
Play 03	Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about how Pa acts when dressin' up	Syan Bateman	00:00:59
Play 04	Lines wrote whilst realizin' we oughtst to be kind to dumb Brutes	Scotty Smith	00:01:19
Play 05	Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about our Parents in the Garden of Eden	mas192	00:01:15
Play 06	Lines wrote whilst smartin' from Punishment received for lyin'	Sonia	00:01:08
Play 07	Thoughts thought about Ma's Notions regardin' Love and House-keepin'	Sonia	00:01:11
Play 08	Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of Peary on a hot Summer Day	Sonia	00:01:08
Play 09	Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of a Thanksgivin' Day Turkey	Larry Wilson	00:01:07
Play 10	Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' of my Sister Maymie's homely Beau	Kalynda	00:01:05
Play 11	Lines wrote whilst recoverin' from an Accident caused by a Hornet	Scotty Smith	00:01:12
Play 12	Lines wrote on a Summer Day whilst thinkin' of a Soda-fountain	Jason in Panama	00:01:08
Play 13	Lines wrote after bein' scolded for not doin' as Children used to	Jason in Panama	00:01:13
Play 14	Lines wrote on readin' how Cleopatra made Men act very foolish	Jason in Panama	00:01:13
Play 15	Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' what I wouldst do with Carnegie's Gold	Jason in Panama	00:01:18
Play 16	Some Thoughts thought whilst havin' to bathe in a Bath-tub	Jason in Panama	00:01:17
Play 17	Lines wrote in School whilst throwin' Glances at Susan Sanderson	Larry Wilson	00:01:08
Play 18	Thoughts thought whilst mowin' the Lawn on a Saturday Afternoon	Jason in Panama	00:01:24
Play 19	Sonnet wrote on the Fly-leaf of my Grammar durin' School Hours	Sonia	00:01:10
Play 20	Thoughts thought on hearin' Folks find Fault with the Weather	Sonia	00:01:08
Play 21	Lines wrote after seein' Shakespeare's Hamlet from an Upper Gallery	Larry Wilson	00:01:04
Play 22	Sonnet wrote whilst retrospectively contemplatin' my First Cigar	Larry Wilson	00:01:11
Play 23	Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' about a Vacation spent on a Farm	Sonia	00:01:08
Play 24	Lines composed after seein' a Book full of Byron's Love Letters	Larry Wilson	00:01:10
Play 25	Sonnet wrote after hearin' a Youth oratin' about "Casabianca"	Sonia	00:01:15

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