Ship-Bored
Julian Street
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SHIP-BORED
SHIP-BORED
THE NEED OF CHANGE. Cloth. 50 cents net PARIS À LA CARTE. Cloth. 60 cents net MY ENEMY—THE MOTOR. Cloth. 50 cents net...
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TO BOOTH TARKINGTON
TO BOOTH TARKINGTON
" Loda il mare da terra. "...
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PREFACE
PREFACE
Whatever the effect of "Ship-Bored" upon others, its publication has exerted a very definite effect upon me, or rather upon the character of my daily mail. Instead of letters the postman now leaves little packages containing pills which, according to the senders, will prevent the casting of bread upon the waters. It is astonishing to learn how many sea-sick remedies there are. Looking at the bottles and the boxes piled, each morning by my breakfast plate, I sometimes wonder if there aren't as ma
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SHIP-BORED
SHIP-BORED
When the cabin port-holes are dark and green Because of the seas outside; When the ship goes wop (with a wiggle between) And the steward falls into the soup-tureen, And the trunks begin to slide; When Nursey lies on the floor in a heap, And Mummy tells you to let her sleep, And you aren't waked or washed or dressed, Why, then you will know (if you haven't guessed) You're "Fifty North and Forty West!" — Just-So Stories. "Now run, dear! That's the gangway! You take the baby, and I'll take the fitt
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