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By: Oliver Wendell Holmes | |
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The One-Hoss Shay
This is a small collection of whimsical poems by the American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. "The Deacon's Masterpiece" describes the "logical" outcome of building an object (in this case, a two-wheeled carriage called a shay) that has no weak points. The economic term "one hoss shay," referring to a certain model of depreciation, derives its name from this poem. "How the Old Horse Won the Bet" is a lighthearted look at a horse race. Finally, "The Broomstick Train" is a wonderfully Halloween-y explanation of how an electric tram really works. | |
The Path of the Law | |
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table | |
Medical Essays, 1842-1882 | |
The Professor at the Breakfast-Table | |
The Guardian Angel | |
A Mortal Antipathy: first opening of the new portfolio | |
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works | |
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table | |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle as She Saw it from the Belfry | |
Images from Works of Oliver W. Holmes | |
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 01: Earlier Poems (1830-1836) | |
Over the Teacups | |
John Lothrop Motley, A Memoir | |
Our Hundred Days in Europe |