The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 2029
... sail wi ' witches owre to France At Hallowe'en . Syne , issued frae the gardy - chair , For that's the seat of empire there , To co'er the table wi ' what's rare , Commands are gi'en ; That a ' fu ' daintily may fare At Hallowe'en . And ...
... sail wi ' witches owre to France At Hallowe'en . Syne , issued frae the gardy - chair , For that's the seat of empire there , To co'er the table wi ' what's rare , Commands are gi'en ; That a ' fu ' daintily may fare At Hallowe'en . And ...
Page 2051
... sail away with a pea - green sail In the shade of the mountains brown . " They sailed to the Western Sea , they did , - To a land all covered with trees : And they bought an owl , and a useful cart , And a pound of rice , and a ...
... sail away with a pea - green sail In the shade of the mountains brown . " They sailed to the Western Sea , they did , - To a land all covered with trees : And they bought an owl , and a useful cart , And a pound of rice , and a ...
Page 2085
... sail and sail - and let ' er knit . Wallace Irwin ( 1875- THE PURPLE COW Reflections on a Mythic Beast , Who's Quite Remarkable , at Least . I NEVER saw a Purple Cow ; I never Hope to See One ; But I can Tell you , Anyhow , I'd rather ...
... sail and sail - and let ' er knit . Wallace Irwin ( 1875- THE PURPLE COW Reflections on a Mythic Beast , Who's Quite Remarkable , at Least . I NEVER saw a Purple Cow ; I never Hope to See One ; But I can Tell you , Anyhow , I'd rather ...
Page 2129
... sail with old Benbow ; " And her woe began to run afresh , As if she'd said , Gee woe ! Says he , " They've only ... sails were furled . But when he called on Sally Brown , To see how she got on , He found she'd got another Ben , Whose ...
... sail with old Benbow ; " And her woe began to run afresh , As if she'd said , Gee woe ! Says he , " They've only ... sails were furled . But when he called on Sally Brown , To see how she got on , He found she'd got another Ben , Whose ...
Page 2163
... sail , Take a soaring leap from post or rail , And wonder why he couldn't fly , And flap and flutter and wish and try , — If ever you knew a country dunce Who didn't try that as often as once , All I can say is , that's a sign He never ...
... sail , Take a soaring leap from post or rail , And wonder why he couldn't fly , And flap and flutter and wish and try , — If ever you knew a country dunce Who didn't try that as often as once , All I can say is , that's a sign He never ...
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