The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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... fell At Hallowe'en . Half filled wi ' fear , and droukit weel , He frae the mire dught hardly speel ; But frae that time the silly chiel Did never grien To cast his cantrips wi ' the Deil At Hallowe'en . O Scotland ! famed for scenes ...
... fell At Hallowe'en . Half filled wi ' fear , and droukit weel , He frae the mire dught hardly speel ; But frae that time the silly chiel Did never grien To cast his cantrips wi ' the Deil At Hallowe'en . O Scotland ! famed for scenes ...
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... fell this son of a pottle ; Quoth he , " The head's found , for I'm under his nose , - I wish I were over a bottle , ---- Which goes gluggity , gluggity - glug - glug - glug ! " George Colman the Younger [ 1762-1836 ] THE LAIRD O ...
... fell this son of a pottle ; Quoth he , " The head's found , for I'm under his nose , - I wish I were over a bottle , ---- Which goes gluggity , gluggity - glug - glug - glug ! " George Colman the Younger [ 1762-1836 ] THE LAIRD O ...
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... fell in love with Sally Brown , That was a lady's maid . But as they fetched a walk one day , They met a press - gang crew ; And Sally she did faint away , Whilst Ben he was brought to . The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to ...
... fell in love with Sally Brown , That was a lady's maid . But as they fetched a walk one day , They met a press - gang crew ; And Sally she did faint away , Whilst Ben he was brought to . The boatswain swore with wicked words Enough to ...
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... fell , I thought her heart wad burst the shell , And , I was sae left tae mysel , - I sell't her an annuity . The bargain lookit fair eneugh- She just was turned o ' saxty - three ; I couldna guessed she'd prove sae teugh , By human ...
... fell , I thought her heart wad burst the shell , And , I was sae left tae mysel , - I sell't her an annuity . The bargain lookit fair eneugh- She just was turned o ' saxty - three ; I couldna guessed she'd prove sae teugh , By human ...
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... fell , her arm she brak- A compound fracture as could be-- Nae leech the cure wad undertak , Whate'er was the gratuity . It's cured ! She handles ' t like a flail- It does as weel in bits as hale- But I'm a broken man mysel Wi ' her and ...
... fell , her arm she brak- A compound fracture as could be-- Nae leech the cure wad undertak , Whate'er was the gratuity . It's cured ! She handles ' t like a flail- It does as weel in bits as hale- But I'm a broken man mysel Wi ' her and ...
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