The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 1967
... rise , which opened their eyes To a sense of their situation . No wonder that those Irish lads Should be so gay and frisky , For sure St. Pat he taught them that , As well as making whiskey ; No wonder that the saint himself Should ...
... rise , which opened their eyes To a sense of their situation . No wonder that those Irish lads Should be so gay and frisky , For sure St. Pat he taught them that , As well as making whiskey ; No wonder that the saint himself Should ...
Page 1996
... rise . Henry Carey [ ? -1743 ) GAFFER GRAY " Ho ! why dost thou shiver and shake , Gaffer Gray . And why doth thy nose look so blue ? " " " Tis the weather that's cold , ' Tis I'm grown very old , And my doublet is not very new , Well ...
... rise . Henry Carey [ ? -1743 ) GAFFER GRAY " Ho ! why dost thou shiver and shake , Gaffer Gray . And why doth thy nose look so blue ? " " " Tis the weather that's cold , ' Tis I'm grown very old , And my doublet is not very new , Well ...
Page 2013
... Rise , ye faint - hearted and doubting ! Haste , ye that lag by the way ! I am Pride , the consoler ; Valor and Hope are my henchmen ; I am the Angel of Rest . " I am life , I am wealth , I am fame : For I captain an army • Of shining ...
... Rise , ye faint - hearted and doubting ! Haste , ye that lag by the way ! I am Pride , the consoler ; Valor and Hope are my henchmen ; I am the Angel of Rest . " I am life , I am wealth , I am fame : For I captain an army • Of shining ...
Page 2025
... Rising ! " Rise with the lark , and with the lark to bed , " Observes some solemn , sentimental owl ; Maxims like these are very cheaply said : But , ere you make yourself a fool or fowl , Pray , just inquire about his rise and fall ...
... Rising ! " Rise with the lark , and with the lark to bed , " Observes some solemn , sentimental owl ; Maxims like these are very cheaply said : But , ere you make yourself a fool or fowl , Pray , just inquire about his rise and fall ...
Page 2144
... rise To no little surprise , Nobody seemed one penny the worse ! The day was gone , The night came on , The monks and the friars they searched till dawn ; When the sacristan saw , On crumpled claw Come limping a poor little lame Jackdaw ...
... rise To no little surprise , Nobody seemed one penny the worse ! The day was gone , The night came on , The monks and the friars they searched till dawn ; When the sacristan saw , On crumpled claw Come limping a poor little lame Jackdaw ...
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