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Sonnets of a Budding Bard

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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 (0 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Lines wrote in School whilst I shouldst have been studyin' my Lesson

1:11

Read by Sonia

Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' about Mary and her Pet Lamb

1:17

Read by Scotty Smith

Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about how Pa acts when dressin' up

0:59

Read by Syan Bateman

Lines wrote whilst realizin' we oughtst to be kind to dumb Brutes

1:19

Read by Scotty Smith

Lines wrote whilst thinkin' about our Parents in the Garden of Eden

1:15

Read by mas192

Lines wrote whilst smartin' from Punishment received for lyin'

1:08

Read by Sonia

Thoughts thought about Ma's Notions regardin' Love and House-keepin'

1:11

Read by Sonia

Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of Peary on a hot Summer Day

1:08

Read by Sonia

Thoughts thought whilst thinkin' of a Thanksgivin' Day Turkey

1:07

Read by Larry Wilson

Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' of my Sister Maymie's homely Beau

1:05

Read by Kalynda

Lines wrote whilst recoverin' from an Accident caused by a Hornet

1:12

Read by Scotty Smith

Lines wrote on a Summer Day whilst thinkin' of a Soda-fountain

1:08

Read by Jason in Panama

Lines wrote after bein' scolded for not doin' as Children used to

1:13

Read by Jason in Panama

Lines wrote on readin' how Cleopatra made Men act very foolish

1:13

Read by Jason in Panama

Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' what I wouldst do with Carnegie's Gold

1:18

Read by Jason in Panama

Some Thoughts thought whilst havin' to bathe in a Bath-tub

1:17

Read by Jason in Panama

Lines wrote in School whilst throwin' Glances at Susan Sanderson

1:08

Read by Larry Wilson

Thoughts thought whilst mowin' the Lawn on a Saturday Afternoon

1:24

Read by Jason in Panama

Sonnet wrote on the Fly-leaf of my Grammar durin' School Hours

1:10

Read by Sonia

Thoughts thought on hearin' Folks find Fault with the Weather

1:08

Read by Sonia

Lines wrote after seein' Shakespeare's Hamlet from an Upper Gallery

1:04

Read by Larry Wilson

Sonnet wrote whilst retrospectively contemplatin' my First Cigar

1:11

Read by Larry Wilson

Sonnet wrote whilst thinkin' about a Vacation spent on a Farm

1:08

Read by Sonia

Lines composed after seein' a Book full of Byron's Love Letters

1:10

Read by Larry Wilson

Sonnet wrote after hearin' a Youth oratin' about "Casabianca"

1:15

Read by Sonia