Excerpt from Deportmental Ditties: And Other Verses A schoolfellow of mine had sable hair C'oal-black, indeed, it might almost be called; His mother, on the other hand, was fair, His father nearly bald. To please them both, this tactful little fellow Shaved half his head, and dyed the remnant yellow! A youthful Jewess, too, I used to know, Whose nasal profile, like some ancient Greek's, Was straight and slim and regular, although Her parents both had beaks. Poor child! Her brothers gazed at her with pity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.