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| 1849 - 564 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Mndc nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats." Rats, that— in the opinions of wise men— are (o the Church the protecting grace and strength, fed... | |
| 1865 - 820 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and...sharps and flats. " At last the people in a body To the town-hall came flocking . "Tis clear,' cried they, 'our mayor's a noddy ; And as for corporation—... | |
| Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and...Hall came flocking: " 'Tis clear," cried they, " our Mayor 'sa noddy ; " And as for our Corporation — shocking " To think we buy gowns lined with ermine... | |
| 1852 - 302 страница
...kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats liy drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In .fifty different sharps and flats." "Meeting at Midnight," with which we must close our extracts, has many of the characteristics of Tennyson,... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 676 страница
...Split open tho kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hata, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. III. At last the people in a body To the Town Hall came flocking : " "Pis clear," cried they, " our... | |
| Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 786 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flatS. " The Aldermen heing threatened with mobs if they did not relieve the people, offered high rewards.... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and...sharps and flats. At last the people in a body To the Town-hall came flocking : " 'Tis clear," cried they, " our Mayor's a noddy ; And as for our corporation... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. * 'Tis dear," cried they, " our mayor's a noddy ; And as for our corporation — shocking To think... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and...: " 'Tis clear," cried they, " our Mayor's a noddy j " And as for our Corporation — shocking ' To think we buy gowns lined with ermine ' For dolts who... | |
| Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 страница
...Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and...sharps and flats. At last the people in a body To the Town-hall came flocking : ' 'Tis clear,' cried they, ' our Mayor's a noddy : And as for our Corporation... | |
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