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A poem by John Kendrick Bangs |
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The Edition De Looks |
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Title: The Edition De Looks Author: John Kendrick Bangs [More Titles by Bangs] How very close to truth these bookish men The words descriptive of the wares they hold For instance, they have Dryden-splendid set- ’Tis richly bound, its edges gilded-but- For who these days would think to buy the screed In faith if his editions had been kept And then those pompous, overwhelming tomes No substance on a Whatman surface placed, The gilded edges dazzling to the eye These book-men, when they catalogue their books, That’s all they have, most of ’em, just plain shape, But tomes that travel on their "looks" indeed And, like most people clad in garments grand, [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |