Poems Complete in One Volume Author:John Godfrey Saxe General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1876 Original Publisher: J.R. Osgood and co. Subjects: Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / Anthologies Poetry / American / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing t... more »ext. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MY CASTLE IN SPAIN. HPHERE 's a castle in Spain, very charming to see, - Though built without money or toil; Of this handsome estate. I am owner in fee, And paramount lord of the soil; And oft as I may I 'm accustomed to go And live, like a king, in my Spanish Chateau ! There's a dame most bewitchingly rounded and ripe, Whose wishes are never absurd ; Who does n't Abject to my smoking a pipe, Nor insist on the ultimate word ; In short, she's the pink of perfection, you know; And she lives, like a queen, in my Spanish Chateau! I Ve a family too ; the delightfulest girls, And a bevy of beautiful boys ; All quite the reverse of those juvenile churls Whose pleasure is mischief and noise; No modern Cornelia might venture to show Such jewels as those in my Spanish Chateau ! I have servants who seek their contentment in mine, And always mind what they are at; Who never embezzle the sugar and wine, And slander the innocent cat; Neither saucy, nor careless, nor stupidly slow Are the servants who wait in my Spanish Chateau ! I have pleasant companions ; most affable folk; And each with the heart of a brother; Keen wits, who enjoy an antagonist's joke, And beauties who 're fond of each other; Such people, indeed, as you never may know, Unless you should come to my Spanish Chateau ! I have friends, whose commission for wearing the name In kindness unfailing is shown ; Who pay to another the duty they claim, And ...« less