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Eugene Field
13 quotes
“Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum: it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other. Within the compass of five generations we find the Puritan first an uncompromising believer in demonology and magic, and then a scoffer at everything involving the play of fancy.”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Writings in Prose and Verse of Eugene Field: The love affairs of a Bibliomaniac (1896), Ch. IV : The Mania of Collecting Seizes Me, p. 44
“I feel a sort of yearnin' 'nd a chokin' in my throat When I think of Red Hoss Mountain 'nd of Casey's tabble dote!”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He could whip his weight in wildcats.”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The best of all physicians Is apple pie and cheese!”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It always was the biggest fish I caught that got away.”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh, you who've been a-fishing will indorse me when I say That it always is the biggest fish you catch that gets away!”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe— Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew.”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The little toy dog is covered with dust, But sturdy and stanch he stands; And the little toy soldier is red with rust, And his musket moulds in his hands. Time was when the little toy dog was new, And the soldier was passing fair; And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue Kissed them and put them there.”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The gingham dog and the calico cat Side by side on the table sat; 'T was half-past twelve, and (what do you think!) Nor one nor t' other had slept a wink! The old Dutch clock and the Chinese plate Appeared to know as sure as fate There was going to be a terrible spat.”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The gingham dog went "Bow-wow-wow!" And the calico cat replied "Mee-ow!" The air was littered, an hour or so, With bits of gingham and calico.”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Next morning, where the two had sat They found no trace of dog or cat; And some folks think unto this day That burglars stole that pair away! But the truth about the cat and pup Is this: they ate each other up! Now what do you really think of that!”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Father calls me William, sister calls me Will, Mother calls me Willie, but the fellers call me Bill! Mighty glad I ain't a girl—ruther be a boy, Without them sashes, curls, an' things that 's worn by Fauntleroy! Love to chawnk green apples an' go swimmin' in the lake— Hate to take the castor-ile they give for bellyache! 'Most all the time, the whole year round, there ain't no flies on me, But jest 'fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be!”
Eugene Field (1850–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source