The Humorous Poetry of the English Language: From Chaucer to Saxe ... with Notes, Explanatory and BiographicalMason brothers, 1856 - 689 страница |
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... head , thy strength to find , And poking out thy small , long legs behind ; And now thy pinions dost thou briskly ply ; Preparing now to leave me - farewell , fly ! Go , join thy brothers on yon sunny board , And rapture to thy family ...
... head , thy strength to find , And poking out thy small , long legs behind ; And now thy pinions dost thou briskly ply ; Preparing now to leave me - farewell , fly ! Go , join thy brothers on yon sunny board , And rapture to thy family ...
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... head , and wig Shake all ; when on the waistcoat black , brown dust , From the oft - reiterated pinch profuse Profusely scattered , lodges in its folds , And part on the magistral table lights , Part on the open book , soon blown away ...
... head , and wig Shake all ; when on the waistcoat black , brown dust , From the oft - reiterated pinch profuse Profusely scattered , lodges in its folds , And part on the magistral table lights , Part on the open book , soon blown away ...
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... 'd my first would be . " Were I but what my whole implies , And pass'd by chance across your portal You'd cry ' Can I believe my eyes ? I never saw so queer a mortal ! ' " For then my head would not be on , MISCELLANEOUS . 43.
... 'd my first would be . " Were I but what my whole implies , And pass'd by chance across your portal You'd cry ' Can I believe my eyes ? I never saw so queer a mortal ! ' " For then my head would not be on , MISCELLANEOUS . 43.
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... head would not be on , My arms their shoulders must abandon ; My very body would be gone , I should not have a leg to stand on . ' Come that's dispatch'd - what follows ? -Stay " Reform demanded by the nation ; Vote for Tagrag and ...
... head would not be on , My arms their shoulders must abandon ; My very body would be gone , I should not have a leg to stand on . ' Come that's dispatch'd - what follows ? -Stay " Reform demanded by the nation ; Vote for Tagrag and ...
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... head that wears That hat without a crown ! And dost thou think that years acquire New added joys ? Dost think thy sire More happy than his son ? That manhood's mirth ? -O , go thy ways To Drury - lane when plays , And see how forced our ...
... head that wears That hat without a crown ! And dost thou think that years acquire New added joys ? Dost think thy sire More happy than his son ? That manhood's mirth ? -O , go thy ways To Drury - lane when plays , And see how forced our ...
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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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