Clerihew for the Treasurer

ROBERT BENCHLEY

Robert Benchley,
Ever so gently,
Made great sport
Of The Treasurer's Report.

A Caricature

Daily Dose

From On Christmas: A Seasonal Anthology, introduced by Gyles Brandreth

IN THE MEANTIME

"In the meantime , we must not forget the children. No one else could."

From Christmas Afternoon: Done in the Manner, if not the Spirit, of Dickens, by Robert Benchley

Daily Dose

From Love Conquers All, by Robert Benchley

GLADHAND

"Only Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and Ralph Waldo Emerson neglected to register extreme pleasure at being approached by a smiling lad. Both Mrs. Lincoln and Emerson were failing in their minds at the time, however, which satisfactorily explains their coolness, at least for the author."

From Mr. Bok's Americanization

Daily Dose

From Chips Off the Old Benchley, by Robert Benchley

PICTURE BOOKS

"The present craving of adults for picture books makes one wonder if all this past business of reading type-matter has perhaps been a pose."

From Looking at Picture Books