Wine, Water, and Song

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

GOD made the wicked GrocerFor a mystery and a sign,That men might shun the awful shopsAnd go to inns to dine;Where the bacon's on the rafterAnd the wine is in the wood,And God that made good laughterHas seen that they are good.The evil-hearted GrocerWould call his mother "Ma'am,"And bow at her and bob at her,Her aged soul to damn,And rub his horrid hands and askWhat article was next,Though mortis in articuloShould be her proper text.His props are not his children,But pert lads underpaid,Who call out "Cash!" and bang aboutTo work his wicked trade;He keeps a lady in a cageMost cruelly all day,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781517175733
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/02/2015
Pages:	28
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.06(d)

About the Author

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies. A man of strong opinions, with a humorous style that earned him the title of the "prince of paradox," he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative": he was a literary critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His thousands of essays and 80 books remain among the most beloved in the English language.