Project Gutenberg 2009-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 97 Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809 1894 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 47041022 The One Hoss Shay With its Companion Poems How the Old Horse Won the Bet & The Broomstick Train Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The One Hoss Shay" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a whimsical collection of poems written in the late 19th century. The primary poem tells the amusing tale of a uniquely constructed carriage that was designed to last indefinitely but ultimately falls apart all at once. The book explores themes of ingenuity, the passage of time, and the inevitable decline of all things, blending humor with a reflective tone. In the titular poem, "The Deacon's Masterpiece," a dedicated deacon painstakingly builds a horse-drawn carriage, ensuring every part is equally strong to prevent it from breaking down. This careful craftsmanship leads to the creation of a seemingly perfect vehicle that operates for a hundred years until, on the anniversary of its completion, it unexpectedly disassembles in a dramatic fashion. The subsequent poem, "How the Old Horse Won the Bet," narrates the unexpected triumph of an older horse in a racing bet, illustrating themes of perseverance and surprise. Lastly, "The Broomstick Train" weaves a playful tale of witches returning from the afterlife and commandeering a train, leading to mischievous adventures. Through clever rhyme and engaging storytelling, Holmes captures the quirks of human nature and the passage of time with charm and wit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 94577 94597 2024-09-13T04:39:48.931943 2023-09-13T09:39:18.058432 text/html text/html 88966 2021-01-05T18:40:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 5604607 2021-01-05T18:40:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5873327 2024-09-13T04:39:59.300858 application/epub+zip 5843280 2024-09-13T04:39:51.336956 application/epub+zip 81488 2024-09-13T04:39:49.849932 application/epub+zip 5889991 2024-09-13T04:40:05.086801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5848461 2024-09-13T04:39:56.206858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178991 2022-09-14T05:25:00.679656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51955 51745 2024-09-13T04:39:47.947946 2023-09-13T09:39:17.246410 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 51838 2021-01-05T18:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19015 2021-01-05T18:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19125 2024-09-13T04:40:05.302822 application/rdf+xml 12868 2024-09-13T04:39:50.217877 image/jpeg 3409 2024-09-13T04:39:50.032882 image/jpeg 5657904 2024-09-13T04:39:49.247921 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia