Would I Were Her Violin
A verse imagining being a violin to rest under a lover’s chin and reveal hidden love. The speaker longs to be touched by her bow and hear his secret heart when she plays. The lyric ends with the wish to reveal the beloved’s inner life and conquer longing.
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The Bedford Square Mystery of Barlow the Forger
A tale unfolds in Bloomsbury as Sadie B Ruddock recruits detective Mr Doyle to clear Wilfred Vining, unjustly jailed for forged notes. Doyle shadows Mr Barlow, a stalwart in refined disguise, whose false references cure a web of forgery. A Soho hairdresser reveal unravels the scam, leading to arrests and a happy ending for Vining and Sadie.
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All Aloney’s Loyal Call at the Noisy Ball
A fragmentary verse portrait shows Little All Aloney fearlessly braving a lively hall as his mother’s cheering voice calls him, with vivid lines about care and distant sorrow and the comfort of maternal love. Eugene Field adapts a gentle scene into a reflective piece on childhood and reassurance.
Ackley and Wheelock Storefront Mentioned on Water Street
A fragment notes Ackley & Wheelock at 2982 Water Street in the Rogers Block with mention of gEP Streat Cars passing the door.
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