A Budget Of Humorous Poetry: Comprising Specimens Of The Best And Most Humorous Productions (1859)

""A Budget of Humorous Poetry"" is a collection of humorous poems compiled by James Russell Lowell and published in 1859. The book includes a variety of humorous poems from different poets, including Thomas Hood, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Lewis Carroll. The poems cover a wide range of topics, from everyday life to politics, and are sure to bring a smile to the reader's face. The book is a testament to the power of poetry to entertain and delight, and is a must-read for anyone who loves a good laugh.Comprising Specimens Of The Best And Most Humorous Productions Of The Popular American And Foreign Poetical Writers Of The Day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was nick-named the "Great Dissenter" because of his many dissenting opinions. Holmes is also the author of Kent's Commentaries on the Law (1873) and "The Path of the Law" (1897).