An Alphabet of Celebrities

by Oliver Herford

AN ALPHABET OF CELEBRITIES

Oliver Herford

BOSTON SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY 1899
COPYRIGHT 1899 BY
SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY
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THE HEINTZEMANN PRESS
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	AN ALPHABET OF CELEBRITIES Oliver Herford

	'S Albert Edward, well meaning but flighty, Who invited King Arthur, the blameless and mighty, To meet Alcibiades and Aphrodite.

	is for Bernhardt, who fails to awaken Much feeling in Bismarck, Barabbas, and Bacon.

	is Columbus, who tries to explain How to balance an egg—to the utter disdain Of Confucius, Carlyle, Cleopatra, and Cain.