Now ain’t they utterly too-too?
I do the ’Igh Art fake, I do.
Joe, I’m consummate; and I see
Them flymy little bits of Blue.
Which, Joe, is why I ses to you—
Æsthetic-like, and limp, and free—
Now ain’t they utterly too-too,
Them flymy little bits of Blue?
Robert Louis Stevenson’s humor consists in an extravagance and whimsicality of thought and expression and is usually subservient to a greater intent.
His delightful Child’s Verses show quiet roguery and humorous conceits.