Songs and Other Verse

by Eugene Field

EN·~2 hours·80 chapters

Chapters

80 total

THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF EUGENE FIELD - SONGS AND OTHER VERSE - INTRODUCTION

6:05

EUGENE FIELD. - CHICAGO, MAY 26, 1892.

1:27

EUGENE FIELD, - BUENA PARK, ILL., DECEMBER 4, 1893.

1:41

EUGENE FIELD. BUENA PARK, NOVEMBER 15, 1893.

11:53

BEN APFELGARTEN - A HEINE LOVE SONG - UHLAND'S "CHAPEL" - THE DREAMS - IN NEW ORLEANS - MY PLAYMATES - STOVES AND SUNSHINE - A DRINKING SONG - THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUTH - THE BOW-LEG BOY - THE STRAW PARLOR - A PITEOUS PLAINT - THE DISCREET COLLECTOR - A VALENTINE - THE WIND - A PARAPHRASE - WITH BRUTUS IN ST. JO - THE TWO LITTLE SKEEZUCKS - PAN LIVETH - DR. SAM - WINFREDA - LYMAN, FREDERICK, AND JIM - BE MY SWEETHEART - THE PETER-BIRD - SISTER'S CAKE - ABU MIDJAN - ED - JENNIE - CONTENTMENT - "GUESS" - NEW-YEAR'S EVE - OLD SPANISH SONG - THE BROKEN RING - IN PRAISE OF CONTENTMENT - THE BALLAD OF THE TAYLOR PUP - AFTER READING TROLLOPE'S HISTORY OF FLORENCE - A LULLABY - "THE OLD HOMESTEAD" - CHRISTMAS HYMN - A PARAPHRASE OF HEINE - THE CONVALESCENT GRIPSTER - THE SLEEPING CHILD - THE TWO COFFINS - CLARE MARKET - A DREAM OF SPRINGTIME - UHLAND'S WHITE STAG - HOW SALTY WIN OUT - THE SINGING IN GOD'S ACRE

2:15

THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK - THE SINGING IN GOD'S ACRE - THE DREAM-SHIP - TO CINNA - BALLAD OF WOMEN I LOVE - SUPPOSE - MYSTERIOUS DOINGS - WITH TWO SPOONS FOR TWO SPOONS - MARY SMITH - JESSIE - TO EMMA ABBOTT - THE GREAT JOURNALIST IN SPAIN - LOVE SONG—HEINE - THE STODDARDS - THE THREE TAILORS - THE JAFFA AND JERUSALEM RAILWAY - HUGO'S "POOL IN THE FOREST" - A RHINE-LAND DRINKING SONG - DER MANN IM KELLER - TWO IDYLLS FROM BION THE SMYRNEAN - THE WOOING OF THE SOUTHLAND - HYMN - STAR OF THE EAST - TWIN IDOLS - TWO VALENTINES - MOTHER AND SPHINX - A SPRING POEM FROM BION

0:38

THE DREAM-SHIP

1:28

TO CINNA

1:01

BALLAD OF WOMEN I LOVE

0:58

ENVOY

0:10

Description

A lively mix of verse and prose invites listeners into a world where wit and warmth dance together. The writer’s playful voice treats everything from lofty sermons to everyday errands with a gentle, teasing humor, turning even the most solemn clergy into subjects of affectionate satire. Through clever rhymes and bright observations, the collection captures the spirit of late‑19th‑century America with a light‑hearted, conversational tone.

Interwoven among the poems are charming letters addressed to ministers, friends, and even imagined “brothers” in Latin, each brimming with clever wordplay and heartfelt thanks for odd gifts—a rattlesnake‑skin tie, an Indian blanket, a “vociferant burro.” These missives reveal a mind that delights in the contrast between formal ritual and the spontaneous joy of daily life, offering listeners a delightful glimpse into a writer who balances reverence with irreverent humor.

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2006-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Poetry

About the author

Eugene Field

1850–1895

Best remembered for warm, playful poems for children, this American writer mixed humor, tenderness, and an ear for everyday speech. His verses helped make him one of the most popular newspaper poets of the late 19th century.

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