The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 1964
... There's any kind of sportin ' ? " St. Pathrick said , " A Lion's there , Two Bears , a Bull , and Cancer " -- " Bedad , " says Mick , " the huntin's rare ; St. Pathrick , I'm your man , sir . " So , to conclude my song aright , For fear ...
... There's any kind of sportin ' ? " St. Pathrick said , " A Lion's there , Two Bears , a Bull , and Cancer " -- " Bedad , " says Mick , " the huntin's rare ; St. Pathrick , I'm your man , sir . " So , to conclude my song aright , For fear ...
Page 1967
... there's a hill , much bigger still , Much higher nor them both , sir : ' Twas on the top of this high hill St. Patrick preached his sarmint That drove the frogs into the bogs , And banished all the varmint . There's not a mile in ...
... there's a hill , much bigger still , Much higher nor them both , sir : ' Twas on the top of this high hill St. Patrick preached his sarmint That drove the frogs into the bogs , And banished all the varmint . There's not a mile in ...
Page 1969
... there was ! At ten before the ball - room door , His moighty Excellency was ; He smoiled and bowed to all the crowd ... there , was ; And fixed each oye ye there could spoi , On Gineral Jung Bahawther was ! This Gineral great then tuck ...
... there was ! At ten before the ball - room door , His moighty Excellency was ; He smoiled and bowed to all the crowd ... there , was ; And fixed each oye ye there could spoi , On Gineral Jung Bahawther was ! This Gineral great then tuck ...
Page 1970
... there , And Countess Roullier , that looked peculiar Well , in her robes of gauze in there . There was Lord ... there's one I know , bedad , would show As beautiful as any there ; And I'd like to hear the pipers blow , And shake ...
... there , And Countess Roullier , that looked peculiar Well , in her robes of gauze in there . There was Lord ... there's one I know , bedad , would show As beautiful as any there ; And I'd like to hear the pipers blow , And shake ...
Page 1976
... there's not a more peaceable race on th ' earth , If ye l'ave ' em alone . " Tim O'Toole ? Well , I grant ye now , there is a lad That's beset wid the curse o ' pugnacity bad , But he's jisht th ' ixciption that's provin ' the rule ; An ...
... there's not a more peaceable race on th ' earth , If ye l'ave ' em alone . " Tim O'Toole ? Well , I grant ye now , there is a lad That's beset wid the curse o ' pugnacity bad , But he's jisht th ' ixciption that's provin ' the rule ; An ...
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