Page 57.Impertinent Poems
By
Edmund Vance Cooke
Author of
"Chronicles of the Little Tot"
"Told to the Little Tot"
"Rimes to Be Read"
Etc.
With Illustrations by
Gordon Ross
And whether he's slow, or spry,
It isn't the fact that you're dead that counts
But only—how did you die?
New York
Dodge Publishing Company
220 East 23rd Street
Copyright, 1903, by
Edmund Vance Cooke
Copyright, 1907, by
Dodge Publishing Company
A PRE-IMPERTINENCE.
Anticipating the intelligent critic of "Impertinent Poems," it may wellbe remarked that the chief impertinence is in calling them poems. Bethat as it may, the editors and publishers of "The Saturday EveningPost," "Success" and "Ainslee's," and, in a lesser degree,"Metropolitan," "Independent," "Booklovers'" and "New York Herald" sharewith the author the reproach of first promoting their publicity. Thatthey are now willing to further reduce their share of the burden bydividing it with the present publishers entitles them to the thanks ofthe author and the gratitude of the book-buying public.
E. V. C.
INDEX.
PAGE
Are You You? 59
Better 83
Between Two Thieves 71
Blood is Red 33
Bubble-Flies, The 61
Choice, The 68
Conscience Pianissimo 47
Conservative, The 40
Critics, The 89
Dead Men's Dust 11
Desire 99
Diagnosis 35
Dilettant,