Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Behold him! Squarely built and small; With hands that would resemble Liszt's, Did they not forcibly recall The contour of Fitzsimmons' fists; Beneath whose velvet gloves you feel The politician's grip of steel. Accomplished as a King should be And autocratic as a Czar, To him all classes bow the knee, In spotless Washington afar ; And while his jealous rivals scoff, He wears the smile-that-won't-come-off. THEODORE ROOSEVELT In him combined we critics find The diplomatic skill of Choate, Elijah Dowie's breadth of mind, And Chauncey's fund of anecdote; He joins the morals of Susannah To Dr. Munyon's bedside manner. The rugged virtues of his race He softens with a Dewey's tact, Combining Shaffer's easy grace With all Bourke Cockran's love of fact; To Dooley's pow'rs of observation He adds the charms of Carrie Nation. In him we see a devotee Of what is called the " simpler life " (To tell the naked Truth, and be Contented with a single wife). Luxurious living he abhors, And takes his pleasures out of doors. And, since his sole delight and pride Are exercise and open air, His spirit chafes at being tied All day to an official chair; The bell-boys (in the room beneath) Can hear him gnash his serried teeth.THEODORE ROOSEVELT In summertime he can't resist A country gallop on his cob, So, like a thorough altruist, He lets another do his job; In winter he will work all day, But when the sun shines he makes Hay. And thus, in spite of office ties, He manages to take a lot Of healthy outdoor exercise, Where other Presidents have not; As I can prove by drawing your Attention to his carte du jour. chapter{Section 4At 6 a.m. he shoots a bear, At 8 he schools a restive horse, From 10 to 4 he takes...