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Sonnets of a Budding Bard

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

Year of Publication: 1907Genres: Poetry

Running Time: 29 minutes 39 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Lines wrote in School whilst I shouldst have been studyin' my Lesson Sonia	1:11
2	Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' about Mary and her Pet Lamb Scotty Smith	1:17
3	Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about how Pa acts when dressin' up Syan Bateman	0:59
4	Lines wrote whilst realizin' we oughtst to be kind to dumb Brutes Scotty Smith	1:19
5	Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about our Parents in the Garden of Eden mas192	1:15
6	Lines wrote whilst smartin' from Punishment received for lyin' Sonia	1:08
7	Thoughts thought about Ma's Notions regardin' Love and House-keepin' Sonia	1:11
8	Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of Peary on a hot Summer Day Sonia	1:08
9	Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of a Thanksgivin' Day Turkey Larry Wilson	1:07
10	Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' of my Sister Maymie's homely Beau Kalynda	1:05
11	Lines wrote whilst recoverin' from an Accident caused by a Hornet Scotty Smith	1:12
12	Lines wrote on a Summer Day whilst thinkin' of a Soda-fountain Jason in Panama	1:08
13	Lines wrote after bein' scolded for not doin' as Children used to Jason in Panama	1:13
14	Lines wrote on readin' how Cleopatra made Men act very foolish Jason in Panama	1:13
15	Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' what I wouldst do with Carnegie's Gold Jason in Panama	1:18
16	Some Thoughts thought whilst havin' to bathe in a Bath-tub Jason in Panama	1:17
17	Lines wrote in School whilst throwin' Glances at Susan Sanderson Larry Wilson	1:08
18	Thoughts thought whilst mowin' the Lawn on a Saturday Afternoon Jason in Panama	1:24
19	Sonnet wrote on the Fly-leaf of my Grammar durin' School Hours Sonia	1:10
20	Thoughts thought on hearin' Folks find Fault with the Weather Sonia	1:08
21	Lines wrote after seein' Shakespeare's Hamlet from an Upper Gallery Larry Wilson	1:04
22	Sonnet wrote whilst retrospectively contemplatin' my First Cigar Larry Wilson	1:11
23	Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' about a Vacation spent on a Farm Sonia	1:08
24	Lines composed after seein' a Book full of Byron's Love Letters Larry Wilson	1:10
25	Sonnet wrote after hearin' a Youth oratin' about "Casabianca" Sonia	1:15