The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 1962
... LADY THERE was a lady lived at Leith , A lady very stylish , man ; And yet , in spite of all her teeth , She fell in love with an Irishman- A nasty , ugly Irishman , A wild , tremendous Irishman , A tearing , swearing , thumping ...
... LADY THERE was a lady lived at Leith , A lady very stylish , man ; And yet , in spite of all her teeth , She fell in love with an Irishman- A nasty , ugly Irishman , A wild , tremendous Irishman , A tearing , swearing , thumping ...
Page 1963
... lady loved , Like all the girls of quality ; And he broke the skulls of the men of Leith , Just by the way of jollity . Oh , the leathering Irishman , The barbarous , savage Irishman- The hearts of the maids , and the gentlemen's heads ...
... lady loved , Like all the girls of quality ; And he broke the skulls of the men of Leith , Just by the way of jollity . Oh , the leathering Irishman , The barbarous , savage Irishman- The hearts of the maids , and the gentlemen's heads ...
Page 2019
... lady - smocks all silver - white , And cuckoo - buds of yellow hue , Do paint the meadows with delight , The cuckoo then , on every tree , Mocks married men ; for thus sings he , Cuckoo ; Cuckoo , cuckoo , O word of fear , Unpleasing to ...
... lady - smocks all silver - white , And cuckoo - buds of yellow hue , Do paint the meadows with delight , The cuckoo then , on every tree , Mocks married men ; for thus sings he , Cuckoo ; Cuckoo , cuckoo , O word of fear , Unpleasing to ...
Page 2044
... lady wif sich mannahs an ' sich grace . She kin move across de cabin , wif its planks all rough an ' wo ' , Jes ' de same's ef she was dancin ' on ol ' mistus ' ball - room flo ' . Fact is , you do ' see no cabin - evaht'ing you see ...
... lady wif sich mannahs an ' sich grace . She kin move across de cabin , wif its planks all rough an ' wo ' , Jes ' de same's ef she was dancin ' on ol ' mistus ' ball - room flo ' . Fact is , you do ' see no cabin - evaht'ing you see ...
Page 2055
... Lady talking To some milk - white Hens of Dorking , - " Tis the Lady Jingly Jones ! On that little heap of stones Sits the Lady Jingly Jones ! " Said the Yonghy - Bonghy - Bo . " Lady Jingly ! Lady Jingly ! Sitting where the pumpkins ...
... Lady talking To some milk - white Hens of Dorking , - " Tis the Lady Jingly Jones ! On that little heap of stones Sits the Lady Jingly Jones ! " Said the Yonghy - Bonghy - Bo . " Lady Jingly ! Lady Jingly ! Sitting where the pumpkins ...
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