Worthy a Crown? (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Oswald Allan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133167798X ISBN 13 : 9781331677987

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A brisk, witty verse portrait of wagers, showmen, and public spectacle that pierces the crowd’s glittering surface.

Crown and Coin presents a satirical voyage through the world of bets, celebrity, and spectacle. The book adopts a lively verse voice to skim the bright and boisterous sides of crowds, games, and public display while keeping the focus on the people who trade in luck, flair, and fame.

• A sharp, humorous look at wagering culture and showmanship
• Verse-driven storytelling with punchy, accessible lines
• Vivid scenes of crowds, performers, and the spectacle they create

Ideal for readers who enjoy satirical poetry, character-driven portraits, and playful social commentary.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Nor deem each well-timed foolery, thats followed by a roar, Costa him a pang of jain intense that jars upon him sore; For merriment may woe conceal, and oft a careless joke But serves a -wounded spirit as a light, but useful cloak To those -whoso pride forbids them tell their agony sublime !L ike dying Spartans hid their wounds in days of olden time. So with the -writer :neath his motley guie of satire keen, He has a sadder feeling, though he dare not make it seen, A deep and earnest feeling, that his rhymes may not betray, Which hovers still like some far cloud npon a summers day; And distant though that cloud may be, yet in the sunlit sky It stands as a memento of the storm that has passed by Pass dby, but yet once moio to come with grander, miglitier force, As intervals of reckless joy are followed by remorse !I tmay be that tis better so that, as by Pope confessed, Man screed should be the happy one, Whatever is is lest, That in the moments sunshine we should lose the thoughts of care. Forgetful of the storms of life that each one has to bear ;A nd thus, in geeming carelessness, float idly with the tide. Instead of fighting gainst the stream that flows in stately pride. It maybe so; but, not for me the placidncssof case, Content to smile atei Tors, and at follies that it sees; There must be some to lift their voice, a warning word to speak, Although the voice protesting be a feeble one and weak ;T here must be some who will not brook the lassitude of all, Who see the slongh before them, yet are still resign dto fall, Who have the sense, if not the strength of mind, to give the check To tl-ujse who steer the noble ship to ruin, and to wreck. And such a .hip fcliould never be to ruin madly hurled. That still displays the grandest flag that tune has seen unfurled :T he flag thatsheltci- d Right gainst Might, when all seemed gone and lost, Eut riddled though
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133167798X
• ISBN 13: 9781331677987
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
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