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The Lure of the Limerick

William S. Baring-Gould

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Description:From Back Cover:The limerick's an art-form complexWhose contents run chiefly to sex.It's famous for virginsAnd masculine urgin'sAnd vulgar erotic effects.The core of this bestselling, superbly entertaining book is a collection of nearly five hundred examples of the limerick form, arranged for easy reference in alphabetical order of subject.There is also a critical examination of the form and structure of the verse which traces the origins from ancient Greek times through Shakespeare to Edward Lear (the founding father) and on to more recent writers — proper homage is, of course, paid to that great anthologiser and annotator Norman Douglas.'Comprehensive.. .highly comical'SUNDAY TIMES'Broad in every sense of the word'ENCOUNTER'A fine job of research that left no barrack-room un-bugged, no lavatory wall un-scanned'DAILY MIRRORWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lure of the Limerick. To get started finding The Lure of the Limerick, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From Back Cover:The limerick's an art-form complexWhose contents run chiefly to sex.It's famous for virginsAnd masculine urgin'sAnd vulgar erotic effects.The core of this bestselling, superbly entertaining book is a collection of nearly five hundred examples of the limerick form, arranged for easy reference in alphabetical order of subject.There is also a critical examination of the form and structure of the verse which traces the origins from ancient Greek times through Shakespeare to Edward Lear (the founding father) and on to more recent writers — proper homage is, of course, paid to that great anthologiser and annotator Norman Douglas.'Comprehensive.. .highly comical'SUNDAY TIMES'Broad in every sense of the word'ENCOUNTER'A fine job of research that left no barrack-room un-bugged, no lavatory wall un-scanned'DAILY MIRRORWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lure of the Limerick. To get started finding The Lure of the Limerick, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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