The Humorous Poetry of the English Language: From Chaucer to Saxe ... with Notes, Explanatory and BiographicalMason brothers, 1856 - 689 страница |
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... Dead Miser A Fall • The Bad Orator The Wise Child Specimen of the Laconic Cupid and Mercury Fritz . On Dorilis • To a Slow Walker , etc. On Two Beautiful One - eyed Sisters . The Per Contra , or Matrimonial Balance . Epigrams of . An ...
... Dead Miser A Fall • The Bad Orator The Wise Child Specimen of the Laconic Cupid and Mercury Fritz . On Dorilis • To a Slow Walker , etc. On Two Beautiful One - eyed Sisters . The Per Contra , or Matrimonial Balance . Epigrams of . An ...
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... dead ; The Fates , so kind , have not yet snapped thy thread ; By heavens , thou mov'st a leg , and now its brother , And kicking , lo , again , thou mov'st another ! And now thy little drunken eyes unclose , And now thou feelest for ...
... dead ; The Fates , so kind , have not yet snapped thy thread ; By heavens , thou mov'st a leg , and now its brother , And kicking , lo , again , thou mov'st another ! And now thy little drunken eyes unclose , And now thou feelest for ...
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... dead , Like balls with no rebound ! And often with a faded eye We look behind , and send a sigh Toward that merry ground ! Then be contented . Thou hast got The most of heaven in thy young lot ; There's sky - blue in thy cup ! Thou ' lt ...
... dead , Like balls with no rebound ! And often with a faded eye We look behind , and send a sigh Toward that merry ground ! Then be contented . Thou hast got The most of heaven in thy young lot ; There's sky - blue in thy cup ! Thou ' lt ...
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... Dead in a minute as a nit : In short , he broke his pretty Hebrew neck ; Indeed and very dreadful was the wreck ! The mother was distracted , raving , wild- Shrieked , tore her hair , embraced and kissed her child --- Afflicted every ...
... Dead in a minute as a nit : In short , he broke his pretty Hebrew neck ; Indeed and very dreadful was the wreck ! The mother was distracted , raving , wild- Shrieked , tore her hair , embraced and kissed her child --- Afflicted every ...
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... last act of the Holy Hen Was to rear this precious brood ; and when Saint Cock and she were dead , This couple , as the lawful heirs , Succeeded in their stead . They also lived seven years , And they laid eggs NARRATIVE . 113.
... last act of the Holy Hen Was to rear this precious brood ; and when Saint Cock and she were dead , This couple , as the lawful heirs , Succeeded in their stead . They also lived seven years , And they laid eggs NARRATIVE . 113.
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Æsop Beignet Blogg boys Brentford charms Cock cried d'ye think DEAN SWIFT dear delight Devil dish divine Dolly dost e'er EPIGRAMS eyes face fair fancy fear give grace hair hand happy HARRIS BARHAM hast hath head hear heard heart heaven JAMES TAYLOR king kiss lady laugh Lille long-tail'd coat look look'd Lord ma'am maid MATTHEW PRIOR mind Miserable sinners morning N. P. WILLIS ne'er never Nick night niversity nose numbers o'er OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES once PETER PINDAR PINDAR poet poor pray pretty Prince Prince Bishop Pryce PUNCH quoth ROBERT SOUTHEY rose round Saint scarce seem'd sigh sing smile song soul Sultaun swear sweet tell thee there's thet thing THOMAS HOOD THOMAS MOORE thou thought town turn'd verger Whitbread wife young Zounds
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