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THE DARNED MOUNSEER 6
THE ENGLISHMAN 13
THE DISAGREEABLE MAN 16
THE COMING BY-AND-BY 22
THE HIGHLY RESPECTABLE GONDOLIER 26
THE FAIRY QUEEN’S SONG 32
IS LIFE A BOON 38
THE MODERN MAJOR-GENERAL 42
THE HEAVY DRAGOON 49
PROPER PRIDE 56
THE POLICEMAN’S LOT 63
THE BAFFLED GRUMBLER 69
THE HOUSE OF PEERS 74
A MERRY MADRIGAL 81
THE DUKE AND THE DUCHESS 84
EHEU FUGACES—! 92
THEY’LL NONE OF ’EM BE MISSED 99
GIRL GRADUATES 106
BRAID THE RAVEN HAIR 113
THE WORKING MONARCH 119
THE APE AND THE LADY 123
ONLY ROSES 130
THE ROVER’S APOLOGY 136
AN APPEAL 143
THE REWARD OF MERIT 146
THE MAGNET AND THE CHURN 153
THE FAMILY FOOL 161
SANS SOUCI 169
A RECIPE 175
THE MERRYMAN AND HIS MAID 182
THE SUSCEPTIBLE CHANCELLOR 191
WHEN A MERRY MAIDEN MARRIES 198
THE BRITISH TAR 204
A MAN WHO WOULD WOO A FAIR MAID 209
THE SORCERER’S SONG 211
THE FICKLE BREEZE 219
THE FIRST LORD’S SONG 227
WOULD YOU KNOW? 240
SPECULATION 254
AH ME! 255
THE DUKE OF PLAZA-TORO 262
THE ÆSTHETE 271
SAID I TO MYSELF, SAID I 278
SORRY HER LOT 286
THE CONTEMPLATIVE SENTRY 292
THE PHILOSOPHIC PILL 299
BLUE BLOOD 307
THE JUDGE’S SONG 315
WHEN I FIRST PUT THIS UNIFORM ON 322
SOLATIUM 329
A NIGHTMARE 335
DON’T FORGET! 345
THE SUICIDE’S GRAVE 354
HE AND SHE 361
THE MIGHTY MUST 367
A MIRAGE 374
THE GHOSTS’ HIGH NOON 381
THE HUMANE MIKADO 388
WILLOW WALY! 397
LIFE IS LOVELY ALL THE YEAR 403
THE USHER’S CHARGE 411
THE GREAT OAK TREE 418
KING GOODHEART 424
SLEEP ON! 431
THE LOVE-SICK BOY 439
POETRY EVERYWHERE 445
HE LOVES! 453
TRUE DIFFIDENCE 458
THE TANGLED SKEIN 466
MY LADY 471
ONE AGAINST THE WORLD 473
PUT A PENNY IN THE SLOT 480
GOOD LITTLE GIRLS 482
LIFE 487
LIMITED LIABILITY 490
ANGLICISED UTOPIA 497
AN ENGLISH GIRL 499
A MANAGER’S PERPLEXITIES 504
OUT OF SORTS 506
HOW IT’S DONE 512
A CLASSICAL REVIVAL 515
THE PRACTICAL JOKER 523
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM 526
HER TERMS 534
THE INDEPENDENT BEE 536
THE DISCONCERTED TENOR 547
THE PLAYED-OUT HUMORIST 553