Better known for his biting satire, Mencken's first book was this small volume of verses. - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
To R. K.
01:48 - Chapter 2
The Song Of The Olden Time
02:01 - Chapter 3
The Spanish Main
01:29 - Chapter 4
The Transport Gen'ral Ferguson
02:28 - Chapter 5
A War Song
01:23 - Chapter 6
Faith
00:58 - Chapter 7
The Ballad Of Ships In Harbor
02:00 - Chapter 8
The Orf'cer Boy
01:39 - Chapter 9
The Filipino Maiden
01:50 - Chapter 10
The Violet
00:38 - Chapter 11
The Tin-clads
02:51 - Chapter 12
September
00:32 - Chapter 13
Arabesque
01:08 - Chapter 14
A Ballade Of Protest
01:55 - Chapter 15
A Frivolous Rondeau
01:14 - Chapter 16
The Rhymes Of Mistress Dorothy
02:01 - Chapter 17
A Few Lines
00:42 - Chapter 18
A Rondeau Of Two Hours
01:00 - Chapter 19
An Ante-Christmas Rondeau
01:04 - Chapter 20
Roundel
00:44 - Chapter 21
In Vaudeville
00:54 - Chapter 22
The Rondeau Of Riches
00:53 - Chapter 23
In Eating Soup
00:55 - Chapter 24
Love And The Rose
01:00 - Chapter 25
A Rondeau Of Statesmanship
00:59 - Chapter 26
Songs Of The City
03:32 - Chapter 27
A Madrigal
01:02 - Chapter 28
A Ballad Of Looking
00:58 - Chapter 29
When The Pipe Goes Out
00:28 - Chapter 30
A Paradox
00:45 - Chapter 31
The Song Of The Slapstick
01:12 - Chapter 32
Il Penseroso
01:50 - Chapter 33
Finis
02:20