G. K. Chesterton

“ E-text prepared by Robert Shimmin, William Flis,
and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
GREYBEARDS AT PLAY LITERATURE AND ART FOR OLD GENTLEMEN RHYMES AND SKETCHES
BY GILBERT CHESTERTON
London: R. Brimley Johnson
8, York Buildings, Adelphi
MCM
[pg v]
A DEDICATION TO E.C.B.
He was, through boyhood's storm and shower,
My best, my nearest friend;
We wore one hat, smoked one cigar,
One standing at each end.
We were two hearts with single hope,
Two faces in one hood ”

“ There is a shout among the stars,
"To-night a child is born."
[pg x]
CONTENTS.
THE ONENESS OF THE PHILOSOPHER WITH NATURE 1
OF THE DANGERS ATTENDING ALTRUISM ON THE HIGH SEAS 45
ON THE DISASTROUS SPREAD OF ÆSTHETICISM IN ALL CLASSES 71
ENVOY 100
[pg 1]
THE ONENESS
OF THE PHILOSOPHER
WITH NATURE.
[pg 2]
I love to see the little stars
All dancing to one tune ”