
- 143 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
This classic collection of light verse from the beloved American satirist and poet contains some of her most famous, caustically funny rhymes.
A founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker helped define the literary voice of her generation. Her urbane sense of irony left no platitude un-skewered, especially when it came to matters of the heart.
First published in 1926, Enough Rope is a collection of short, humorous poems that are quintessential Parker: elegantly sardonic, disarmingly deadpan, and unforgettably funny.Frequently asked questions
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part one
Threnody
Lilacs blossom just as sweet
Now my heart is shattered.
If I bowled it down the street,
Who’s to say it mattered?
If there’s one that rode away
What would I be missing?
Lips that taste of tears, they say,
Are the best for kissing.
Eyes that watch the morning star
Seem a little brighter;
Arms held out to darkness are
Usually whiter.
Shall I bar the strolling guest.
Bind my br...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Publisher's Note
- PART ONE
- Threnody
- The Small Hours
- The False Friends
- The Trifler
- A Very Short Song
- A Well-Worn Story
- Convalescent
- The Dark Girl’s Rhyme
- Epitaph
- Light of Love
- Wail
- The Satin Dress
- Somebody’s Song
- Anecdote
- Braggart
- Epitaph for a Darling Lady
- To a Much Too Unfortunate Lady
- Paths
- Hearthside
- The New Love
- Rainy Night
- For a Sad Lady
- Recurrence
- Story of Mrs. W—
- The Dramatists
- August
- The White Lady
- I Know I Have Been Happiest
- Testament
- “I Shall Come Back”
- Condolence
- The Immortals
- A Portrait
- PART TWO
- Portrait of the Artist
- Chant for Dark Hours
- Unfortunate Coincidence
- Verse Reporting Late Arrival at a Conclusion
- Inventory
- Now at Liberty
- Comment
- Plea
- Pattern
- De Profundis
- They Part
- Ballade of a Great Weariness
- Résumé
- Renunciation
- Day-Dreams
- The Veteran
- Prophetic Soul
- Verse for a Certain Dog
- Folk Tune
- Godspeed
- Song of Perfect Propriety
- Social Note
- One Perfect Rose
- Ballade at Thirty-five
- The Thin Edge
- Spring Song
- Love Song
- Indian Summer
- Philosophy
- For an Unknown Lady
- The Leal
- Finis
- Words of Comfort to be Scratched on a Mirror
- Men
- News Item
- Song of One of the Girls
- Lullaby
- Faut de Mieux
- Roundel
- A Certain Lady
- Observation
- Symptom Recital
- Fighting Words
- Rondeau Redoublé
- Autobiography
- The Choice
- Ballade of Big Plans
- General Review of the Sex Situation
- Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom
- Pictures in the Smoke
- Biographies
- Nocturne
- Interview
- Songs in a Minor Key
- Experience
- Neither Bloody Nor Bowed
- The Burned Child
- Copyright Page