The Glugs of Gosh
THE GLUGS OF GOSH
THE SWANK
THE GLUGS
OF GOSH
By C.J. DENNIS
Sydney. Angus & Robertson Ltd.
THE
GLUGS OF GOSH
BY
C. J. DENNIS
Author of "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke,"
"The Moods of Ginger Mick," "Doreen," etc.
With Illustrations by Hal Gye
SYDNEY
ANGUS & ROBERTSON LTD.
CASTLEREAGH STREET
1917
Printed by W. C. Penfold & Co. Ltd., 183 Pitt Street, Sydney
for
Angus & Robertson Ltd.
London: The Oxford University Press
New York: John Lane Company
Toronto: S. B. Gundy
Of the verses here printed the following appeared originally in "The Bulletin." Sydney : Numbers I., II., III., VI., VII., .XI, and the "Second Rhyme of Sym." The remaining verses, are now published for the first time.
Copyright in Canada and the United States of America.
Dramatic, Cinema and and all other Rights are reserved.
TO MY WIFE
CONTENTS | ||
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I. | THE GLUG QUEST
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13 |
II. | JOI, THE GLUG
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21 |
III. | THE STONES OF GOSH
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27 |
IV. | SYM, THE SON OF JOI
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35 |
V. | THE GROWTH OF SYM
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43 |
VI. | THE END OF JOI
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51 |
VII. | THE SWANKS OF GOSH
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59 |
VIII. | THE SEER
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71 |
IX. | THE RHYMES OF SYM
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81 |
X. | THE DEBATE
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97 |
XI. | OGS
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109 |
XII. | EMILY ANN
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115 |
XIII. | THE LITTLE RED DOG
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125 |
LET him who is minded to meet with a Glug
Pluck three hardy hairs from a rabbit-skin rug;
Blow one to the South, and one to the West,
Then burn another and swallow the rest.
And who shall explain 'tis the talk of a fool,
He's a Glug! He's a Glug of the old Gosh school!
And he'll climb a tree, if the East wind blows,
In a casual way, just to show that he knows ...
Now, tickle his toes!
Oh, tickle his toes!
And don't blame me if you come to blows.
—Old Gosh Rhyme
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