Quotes by Eugene Field

“Oh, you who've been a-fishing will indorse me when I sayThat it always is the biggest fish you catch that gets away!”

“Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one nightSailed off in a wooden shoe—Sailed on a river of crystal light,Into a sea of dew.”

“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 t...”

“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 ...”

“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.”

“The Duel, st. 2”

“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 e...”

“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 ...”

“Like Mark Twain, Eugene Field was an ardent dissenter against the prevailing social order in private conversation, although not much of that dissent was found in his writings-nor in Twain's. Both o...”