Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MODERN BOOK, by M. R.


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Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE MODERN BOOK, by                    
First Line: Extremely small or of giant size
Last Line: And five cents' worth of literature.
Subject(s): Books; Reading


EXTREMELY small or of giant size,
Bound in vellum or boards antique,
The pages of paper made by hand
With deckle edge and shape unique;
Margins four inches wide, at least,
And straggling o'er the page a line
Or two (no more), of beautiful print
In type advertised as "our own design."
You pay a price exorbitant
This cherished morsel to procure;
You get a gem of the bookman's art
And five cents' worth of literature.





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