Percy Vere
also Percy
Percy Vere, known as the Forgetful Poet, is a poet who lives in Perhaps City and attends to its guesswork.
First named in Grampa in Oz, ch. 8
On the same bright morning that Grampa and Tatters started from Ragbad, the Peer of Perhaps City sat cozily breakfasting with Percy Vere.
Names in the books
What the books say it is
colour buff 1 chapter
Running toward her was a young man clothed all in buff
Grampa in Oz, ch. 9
hair long 1 chapter
For his part, Percy Vere always was happy and, beaming back at the king, he shook his long locks out of his eye and laughed merrily at old Peer.
Grampa in Oz, ch. 8
wears yellow silk handkerchief 1 chapter
confided Percy, drying his face on his yellow silk handkerchief.
Grampa in Oz, ch. 14
trait happy 1 chapter
For his part, Percy Vere always was happy and, beaming back at the king, he shook his long locks out of his eye and laughed merrily at old Peer.
Grampa in Oz, ch. 8
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Mentioned in
Grampa in Oz (2 of 22 chapters)
Connections
friend of Dorothy Gale 1 chapter
But Dorothy would not hear of his marrying Pearl Borax, so, hiding his own discomfort, Percy did the best he could to keep her cheerful, reciting his ridiculous rhymes and waving the shirts, stockings and pantaloons around his head whenever the Queen’s back was turned.
Grampa in Oz, ch. 16
travels with Dorothy Gale 1 chapter
Smiling all over because he had actually finished his own verse, the Forgetful Poet helped Dorothy to her feet and both started gaily down the lane, Dorothy telling the poet all about the interesting folk in the capitol and Percy Vere telling Dorothy all about the City of Gold on Maybe Mountain.
Grampa in Oz, ch. 9
Connections from others
Peer Haps friend of Percy Vere 1 chapter
stated in Grampa in Oz, ch. 8