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Author: (Joseph) Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
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 A Python I should not advise (from More Beasts for Worse Children) M. Couper, A. Frackenpohl: The python
A sailor's carol (Noël! Noël! Noël! Noël!/ A Catholic tale have I to tell!
) (from The Four Men) - T. Harvey
A song of four beasts - G. Peel [x]
A stands for Archibald who told no lies
(from A Moral Alphabet) W. Josephs: Twelve Letters: A Moral Alphabet
A Sussex Drinking Song (They sell good Beer at Haslemere
) (from Verses) - P. Cork
A Trick that everyone abhors (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann, P. Patterson: Rebecca
A West Sussex Drinking Song (They sell good Beer at Haslemere
) (from Verses) - D. Gow
As a friend to the children commend me the Yak
(from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) J. Berger, A. Frackenpohl, G. Peel: The yak
As I was lifting over Down (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) [x] * I. Copley, C. Le Fleming, D. Moule-Evans: Twelfth Night
Auvergnat (There was a man was half a clown
) (from Verses and Sonnets) - A. Bliss, R. Fleming, A. Potter
Ballade to Our Lady of Czestochowa (Lady and Queen and Mystery manifold
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) M. Taylor: Hymn to Our Lady
A. Milner: Dusk
Be kind and tender to the Frog
(from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) D. Martino, J. Berger: The frog
Carillon, carilla (On a winter's night long time ago) (from Verses and Sonnets) - N. Bower, P. Warlock
Charles Augustus Fortescue (The nicest child I ever knew) (from Cautionary Tales) - L. Lehmann, A. Bullard
Charles Augustus Fortescue, Who Always Did What was Right, and so Accumulated an Immense Fortune (The nicest child I ever knew) (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann, A. Bullard: Charles Augustus Fortescue
Courtesy (Of Courtesy, it is much less
) (from Verses) - R. Teed
Cuckoo! (In woods so long time bare) (from Verses and Sonnets) - P. James
Cukoo! (In woods so long time bare) (from Verses and Sonnets) P. James: Cuckoo!
Dawn shall over Lethe break (Lady, when your lovely head
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - M. Besly, C. Campbell, R. Hageman
Dear Mr Noman, does it ever strike you (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On Noman: a Guest
Dedicatory Ode (I mean to write with all my strength
) (from Verses) R. Field: In the Western Wolds
Dives, when you and I go down to Hell (from Verses) A. Potter: Ode to Dives
Do you remember an Inn (Do you remember an Inn, Miranda
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - H. Noble
Do you remember an Inn, Miranda
(from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) H. Noble: Do you remember an Inn
F. Toye: The Inn
R. Hageman: Miranda
D. ApIvor, M. Burtch, J. Coulthard, E. Elgar, G. Fontrier, I. Gurney, C. Le Fleming, B. Rawlinson, R. Thompson, G. Williams: Tarantella
Down Channel (The Channel pours out on the Ebb in a river gigantic) (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) - C. Duncan [x] *
Drinking Song, On the Excellence of Burgundy Wine (My jolly fat host with your face all a-grin) (from Verses) - R. Teed
Duncton Hill (He does not die [I wrote] that can bequeath) (from The Four Men) - D. Moule-Evans
Dusk (Lady and Queen and Mystery manifold
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - A. Milner
Epigram on a Sleeping Friend (Lady, when your lovely head
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - A. Potter
Epigram: On Lady Poltagrue, a Public Peril (The Devil, having nothing else to do) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - H. Stevens
Epitaph on the Politician Himself (Here richly, with ridiculous display) A. Potter, G. Bachlund: On the Death of a Politician
Farewell to Juliet (How shall I round the ending of a story) (from The Verse of Hilaire Belloc) - C. Duncan [x] *
Fatigue (I'm tired of Love: I'm still more tired of Rhyme) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On Fatigue
February (The winter moon has such a quiet car) (from Verses and Sonnets - Sonnets of the Twelve Months) - S. Dodgson, M. Rose
Four Beasts (The Big Baboon is found upon the plains of Cariboo) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - W. Kraft
George (The boy who played with dangerous toys) (When George's Grandmamma was told) - G. Bachlund
Good morning, Algernon: Good morning, Percy (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On mundane acquaintances
Ha'nacker Mill (Sally is gone that was so kindly) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - I. Gurney, M. Plumstead, P. Warlock, H. Brown, G. Fontrier, C. Le Fleming, H. Noble, W. Pasfield, J. Jeffreys
He broke his heart in Clermont town (There was a man was half a clown
) (from Verses and Sonnets) - H. Abady
He does not die [I wrote] that can bequeath (from The Four Men) D. Moule-Evans: Duncton Hill
He served his God so faithfully
(from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On a Puritan
Henry King (The Chief Defect of Henry King
) (from Cautionary Tales) - L. Lehmann, G. Bachlund, N. Gilbert
Henry King, Who Chewed Little Bits of String, and Was Early Cut off in Dreadful Agonies (The Chief Defect of Henry King
) (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann, G. Bachlund, N. Gilbert: Henry King
Here richly, with ridiculous display A. Potter, G. Bachlund: On the Death of a Politician
How shall I round the ending of a story (from The Verse of Hilaire Belloc) [x] * C. Duncan: Farewell to Juliet
How slow the shadow creeps (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) [x] * C. Duncan: On a sundial II
Hymn to Our Lady (Lady and Queen and Mystery manifold
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - M. Taylor
I am sailing for America (from The Four Men) J. Raynor: The Californy song
I call you bad, my little child (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) G. Peel: Introduction
I mean to write with all my strength
(from Verses) R. Field: In the Western Wolds
I said to Heart, "How goes it?" (from Verses) G. Fontrier: The false heart
I shall go without companions (from The Four Men) J. Raynor, P. Warlock, D. Moule-Evans: My own country
I shoot the Hippopotamus (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) J. Berger: The hippopotamus
Ill fares the land to hast'ning ills a prey (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) A. Potter: On vital statistics
I'm tired of Love: I'm still more tired of Rhyme (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On Fatigue
In a boat (Lady! Lady!/ Upon Heaven-height) - J. Jeffreys
In soft deluding lies (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) [x] * C. Duncan: On a sundial I
In the Western Wolds (I mean to write with all my strength
) (from Verses) - R. Field
In woods so long time bare (from Verses and Sonnets) P. James: Cuckoo!
Introduction (I call you bad, my little child) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - G. Peel
It freezes : all across a soundless sky (from Verses and Sonnets - Sonnets of the Twelve Months) M. Rose: January
January (It freezes : all across a soundless sky) (from Verses and Sonnets - Sonnets of the Twelve Months) - M. Rose
Jim (There was a boy whose name was Jim) (from Cautionary Tales) - L. Lehmann
Jim, Who ran away from his Nurse, and was eaten by a Lion (There was a boy whose name was Jim) (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann: Jim
Lady and Queen and Mystery manifold
(from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) M. Taylor: Hymn to Our Lady
A. Milner: Dusk
Lady! Lady!/ Upon Heaven-height J. Jeffreys: In a boat
Lady, when your lovely head
(from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) M. Besly, C. Campbell, R. Hageman: Dawn shall over Lethe break
A. Potter: Epigram on a Sleeping Friend
C. Duncan: On a Sleeping Friend
Lift up your hearts in Gumber (Lift up your hearts in Gumber, laugh the Weald) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - J. Raynor, C. Le Fleming
Lift up your hearts in Gumber, laugh the Weald (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) J. Raynor, C. Le Fleming: Lift up your hearts in Gumber
Lines for a Christmas card (Noël! Noël! Noël! Noël!/ A Catholic tale have I to tell!
) (from The Four Men) - G. Bachlund
Matilda (Matilda told such dreadful lies
) (from Cautionary Tales) - L. Lehmann
Matilda (who told such dreadful lies) (Matilda told such dreadful lies
) (from Cautionary Tales) - G. Bachlund
Matilda, a cautionary tale for children (Matilda told such dreadful lies
) (from Cautionary Tales) - W. Bergmann
Matilda told such dreadful lies
(from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann: Matilda
W. Bergmann: Matilda, a cautionary tale for children
G. Bachlund: Matilda (who told such dreadful lies)
Matilda, Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death (Matilda told such dreadful lies
) (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann: Matilda
W. Bergmann: Matilda, a cautionary tale for children
G. Bachlund: Matilda (who told such dreadful lies)
May all my enemies go to hell! (from The Four Men) G. Bachlund: Lines for a Christmas card
T. Harvey: A sailor's carol
H. Willan: Noel, Noel, Noel, a Catholic Tale
Miranda (Do you remember an Inn, Miranda
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - R. Hageman
Most Holy Night (Most Holy Night, that still dost keep
) (from Verses and Sonnets) - I. Gurney, M. Herbert, J. Hind, M. Horder
Most Holy Night, that still dost keep
(from Verses and Sonnets) P. Warlock, R. Fleming, D. Barlow, R. Fleming, H. Gill, A. Potter, E. Rubbra, B. Treharne: The night
I. Gurney, M. Herbert, J. Hind, M. Horder: Most Holy Night
My jolly fat host with your face all a-grin (from Verses) R. Teed: Drinking Song, On the Excellence of Burgundy Wine
My own country (I shall go without companions) (from The Four Men) - J. Raynor, P. Warlock, D. Moule-Evans
Noël (On a winter's night long time ago) (from Verses and Sonnets) - N. O'Neill
Noel, Noel, Noel, a Catholic Tale (Noël! Noël! Noël! Noël!/ A Catholic tale have I to tell!
) (from The Four Men) - H. Willan
Noël! Noël! Noël! Noël!/ A Catholic tale have I to tell!
(from The Four Men) G. Bachlund: Lines for a Christmas card
T. Harvey: A sailor's carol
H. Willan: Noel, Noel, Noel, a Catholic Tale
O my companion, O my sister sleep (O my companion, O my sister sleep) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - C. Le Fleming [x]
O my companion, O my sister sleep (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) [x] C. Le Fleming: O my companion, O my sister sleep
Ode to Dives (Dives, when you and I go down to Hell) (from Verses) - A. Potter
Of Courtesy, it is much less
(from Verses) R. Teed: Courtesy
Of this bad world the loveliest and the best
(from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) C. Duncan: On a dead hostess
On a General Election (The accursed power which stands on Privilege
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On a General Election
On a Puritan (He served his God so faithfully
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On a Puritan
On a Sleeping Friend (Lady, when your lovely head
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) M. Besly, C. Campbell, R. Hageman: Dawn shall over Lethe break
A. Potter: Epigram on a Sleeping Friend
C. Duncan: On a Sleeping Friend
On a dead hostess (Of this bad world the loveliest and the best
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - C. Duncan
On a sundial (In soft deluding lies) (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) [x] * C. Duncan: On a sundial I
On a sundial I (In soft deluding lies) (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) - C. Duncan [x] *
On a sundial II (How slow the shadow creeps) (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) - C. Duncan [x] *
On a winter's night long time ago (On a winter's night long time ago) (from Verses and Sonnets) - S. Fraser
On a winter's night long time ago (from Verses and Sonnets) S. Fraser: On a winter's night long time ago
N. O'Neill: Noël
N. Bower, P. Warlock: Carillon, carilla
On another (How slow the shadow creeps) (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) [x] * C. Duncan: On a sundial II
On Fatigue (I'm tired of Love: I'm still more tired of Rhyme) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - A. Potter
On his books (When I am dead, I hope it may be said) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - A. Potter
On Lady Poltagrue (The Devil, having nothing else to do) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - A. Potter
On Lady Poltagrue, a Public Peril (The Devil, having nothing else to do) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On Lady Poltagrue
H. Stevens: Epigram: On Lady Poltagrue, a Public Peril
On mundane acquaintances (Good morning, Algernon: Good morning, Percy) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - A. Potter
On Noman: a Guest (Dear Mr Noman, does it ever strike you) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - A. Potter
On Sussex Hills (On Sussex Hills where I was bred
) (from The Four Men) - I. Gurney
On Sussex Hills where I was bred
(from The Four Men) I. Gurney: On Sussex Hills
On the Death of a Politician (Here richly, with ridiculous display) - A. Potter, G. Bachlund
On Torture: a public singer (Torture will give a dozen pence or more) (from Verses and Sonnets) - A. Potter
On vital statistics (Ill fares the land to hast'ning ills a prey) (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) - A. Potter
Our Lord and Our Lady (They warned Our Lady for the Child) (from Verses) - N. Bower, G. Gover, D. Murray
Rebecca (A Trick that everyone abhors) (from Cautionary Tales) - L. Lehmann, P. Patterson
Rebecca, Who slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably (A Trick that everyone abhors) (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann, P. Patterson: Rebecca
Rhinoceros, your hide looks all undone (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) J. Berger: The rhinoceros
Rose (Rose, little Rose, the youngest of the Roses
) (from Memorial to the Daughter of Laura, Lady Lovat) - J. Raynor *
Rose, little Rose, the youngest of the Roses
(from Memorial to the Daughter of Laura, Lady Lovat) * J. Raynor: Rose
Sally is gone that was so kindly (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) I. Gurney, M. Plumstead, P. Warlock, H. Brown, G. Fontrier, C. Le Fleming, H. Noble, W. Pasfield, J. Jeffreys: Ha'nacker Mill
Tarantella (Do you remember an Inn, Miranda
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - D. ApIvor, M. Burtch, J. Coulthard, E. Elgar, G. Fontrier, I. Gurney, C. Le Fleming, B. Rawlinson, R. Thompson, G. Williams
The accursed power which stands on Privilege
(from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On a General Election
The bells of Clermont town (There was a man was half a clown
) (from Verses and Sonnets) - A. Goodhart
The Big Baboon (The Big Baboon is found upon the plains of Cariboo) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - L. Mannes, G. Peel, T. Scherman
The Big Baboon is found upon the plains of Cariboo (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) L. Mannes, G. Peel, T. Scherman: The Big Baboon
W. Kraft: Four Beasts
The birds (When Jesus Christ was four years old
) (from Verses) - B. Britten, P. Warlock, V. Buck, W. Buczynski, G. Bush, W. Davies, J. Duarte, A. Fagge, N. Gilbert, I. Gurney, G. Gwyther, P. James, D. Murray, W. Pasfield, H. Simpson, P. Sweetman, E. Thiman, L. Walters, J. Jeffreys
The bison (The Bison is vain, and (I write it with pain)
) (from More Beasts for Worse Children) - W. Skolnik
The Bison is vain, and (I write it with pain)
(from More Beasts for Worse Children) W. Skolnik: The bison
The Californy song (I am sailing for America) (from The Four Men) - J. Raynor
The Channel pours out on the Ebb in a river gigantic (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) [x] * C. Duncan: Down Channel
The Chief Defect of Henry King
(from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann, G. Bachlund, N. Gilbert: Henry King
The Devil, having nothing else to do (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On Lady Poltagrue
H. Stevens: Epigram: On Lady Poltagrue, a Public Peril
The dodo (The Dodo used to walk around) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - G. Peel, W. Skolnik
The Dodo used to walk around (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) G. Peel, W. Skolnik: The dodo
The dromedary (The Dromedary is a cheerful bird) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - J. Berger
The Dromedary is a cheerful bird (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) J. Berger: The dromedary
The early morning (The moon on the one hand, the dawn on the other) (from Verses and Sonnets) - A. Garlick, G. Peel
The elephant (When people call this beast to mind) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - D. Faulkner, K. Gehrkens
The false heart (I said to Heart, "How goes it?") (from Verses) - G. Fontrier
The frog (Be kind and tender to the Frog
) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - D. Martino, J. Berger
The hippopotamus (I shoot the Hippopotamus) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - J. Berger
The Inn (Do you remember an Inn, Miranda
) (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) - F. Toye
The legend of the birds (When Jesus Christ was four years old
) (from Verses) - R. Vanderlip
The lion (The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the Waste) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - D. Martino
The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the Waste (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) D. Martino: The lion
The little serving maid (There was a Queen of England) (from Verses) - R. Fleming
The microbe (The Microbe is so very small) (from More Beasts for Worse Children) - D. Martino, V. Persichetti
The Microbe is so very small (from More Beasts for Worse Children) D. Martino, V. Persichetti: The microbe
The Moon is dead. I saw her die (from Verses and Sonnets) T. Wilson: The moon's funeral
The moon on the one hand, the dawn on the other (from Verses and Sonnets) A. Garlick, G. Peel: The early morning
The moon's funeral (The Moon is dead. I saw her die) (from Verses and Sonnets) - T. Wilson
The nicest child I ever knew (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann, A. Bullard: Charles Augustus Fortescue
The night (Most Holy Night, that still dost keep
) (from Verses and Sonnets) - P. Warlock, R. Fleming, D. Barlow, R. Fleming, H. Gill, A. Potter, E. Rubbra, B. Treharne
The polar bear (The Polar Bear is unaware) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - J. Berger
The Polar Bear is unaware (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) J. Berger: The polar bear
The python (A Python I should not advise) (from More Beasts for Worse Children) - M. Couper, A. Frackenpohl
The quiet evening kept her tryst (from Verses) R. Field: In the Western Wolds
The rhinoceros (Rhinoceros, your hide looks all undone) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - J. Berger
The tiger (The tiger, on the other hand) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - D. Martino
The tiger, on the other hand (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) D. Martino: The tiger
The vulture (The Vulture eats between his meals) (from More Beasts for Worse Children) - A. Chasins, A. Frackenpohl, T. Scherman, W. Skolnik, M. Horder
The Vulture eats between his meals (from More Beasts for Worse Children) A. Chasins, A. Frackenpohl, T. Scherman, W. Skolnik, M. Horder: The vulture
The waterbeetle (The Waterbeetle here shall teach
) (from A Moral Alphabet) - M. Horder
The Waterbeetle here shall teach
(from A Moral Alphabet) M. Horder: The waterbeetle
The winter moon has such a quiet car (from Verses and Sonnets - Sonnets of the Twelve Months) S. Dodgson, M. Rose: February
The yak (As a friend to the children commend me the Yak
) (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) - J. Berger, A. Frackenpohl, G. Peel
There was a boy whose name was Jim (from Cautionary Tales) L. Lehmann: Jim
There was a man was half a clown
(from Verses and Sonnets) A. Bliss, R. Fleming, A. Potter: Auvergnat
H. Abady: He broke his heart in Clermont town
A. Goodhart: The bells of Clermont town
There was a Queen of England (from Verses) R. Fleming: The little serving maid
They sell good Beer at Haslemere
(from Verses) P. Cork: A Sussex Drinking Song
D. Gow: A West Sussex Drinking Song
J. Raynor, A. Cook, I. Gurney, C. Kittleson, P. Wilkinson: West Sussex Drinking Song
They warned Our Lady for the Child (from Verses) N. Bower, G. Gover, D. Murray: Our Lord and Our Lady
Thou child so wise (When Jesus Christ was four years old
) (from Verses) - V. Persichetti
To Dives (Dives, when you and I go down to Hell) (from Verses) A. Potter: Ode to Dives
Torture will give a dozen pence or more (from Verses and Sonnets) A. Potter: On Torture: a public singer
Toys of gold (When Jesus Christ was four years old
) (from Verses) - J. Roff
Twelfth Night (As I was lifting over Down) (from Sonnets and Verse (1938)) - I. Copley, C. Le Fleming, D. Moule-Evans [x] *
Twelve Letters: A Moral Alphabet (A stands for Archibald who told no lies
) (from A Moral Alphabet) - W. Josephs
W for Waterbeetle (The Waterbeetle here shall teach
) (from A Moral Alphabet) M. Horder: The waterbeetle
West Sussex Drinking Song (They sell good Beer at Haslemere
) (from Verses) - J. Raynor, A. Cook, I. Gurney, C. Kittleson, P. Wilkinson
When Christ was four years old (When Jesus Christ was four years old
) (from Verses) - G. Rathbone
When George's Grandmamma was told G. Bachlund: George (The boy who played with dangerous toys)
When I am dead, I hope it may be said (from Sonnets and Verse (1923)) A. Potter: On his books
When Jesus Christ was four (When Jesus Christ was four years old
) (from Verses) - A. Goodhart
When Jesus Christ was four years old (When Jesus Christ was four years old
) (from Verses) - J. Fearing
When Jesus Christ was four years old
(from Verses) V. Persichetti: Thou child so wise
G. Rathbone: When Christ was four years old
J. Fearing: When Jesus Christ was four years old
J. Roff: Toys of gold
R. Vanderlip: The legend of the birds
B. Britten, P. Warlock, V. Buck, W. Buczynski, G. Bush, W. Davies, J. Duarte, A. Fagge, N. Gilbert, I. Gurney, G. Gwyther, P. James, D. Murray, W. Pasfield, H. Simpson, P. Sweetman, E. Thiman, L. Walters, J. Jeffreys: The birds
A. Goodhart: When Jesus Christ was four
When people call this beast to mind (from The Bad Child's Book of Beasts) D. Faulkner, K. Gehrkens: The elephant
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