# Fifty "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense

Author: Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911

Genre: Category: Poetry

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/757

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Fifty+%22Bab%22+Ballads%3A+Much+Sound+and+Little+Sense+Gilbert&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

OH! little maid!—(I do not know your name Or who you are, so, as a safe precaution I’ll add)—Oh, buxom widow! married dame! (As one of these must be your present portion) Listen, while I unveil prophetic lore for you, And sing the fate that Fortune has in store for you.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/fifty-bab-ballads-much-sound-and-little-sense-757/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/fifty-bab-ballads-much-sound-and-little-sense-757/chapters/1/index.md)