The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 2021
... sound afford a double sense . For instance , ale may make you ail , your aunt an ant may kill , You in a vale may buy a veil , and Bill may pay the bill . Or if to France your bark you steer , at Dover , it may be A peer appears upon ...
... sound afford a double sense . For instance , ale may make you ail , your aunt an ant may kill , You in a vale may buy a veil , and Bill may pay the bill . Or if to France your bark you steer , at Dover , it may be A peer appears upon ...
Page 2022
... sound the sense : the sense is never sound . So let your words and actions too , one single meaning prove , And , just in all you say or do , you'll gain esteem and love : In mirth and play no harm you'll know , when duty's task is done ...
... sound the sense : the sense is never sound . So let your words and actions too , one single meaning prove , And , just in all you say or do , you'll gain esteem and love : In mirth and play no harm you'll know , when duty's task is done ...
Page 2023
... sound but oddly , ' Twas a father , wise and godly , Sang it so long ago—- Then sing as Martin Luther sang , As Doctor Martin Luther sang : " Who loves not wine , woman , and song , He is a fool his whole life long ! " He , by custom ...
... sound but oddly , ' Twas a father , wise and godly , Sang it so long ago—- Then sing as Martin Luther sang , As Doctor Martin Luther sang : " Who loves not wine , woman , and song , He is a fool his whole life long ! " He , by custom ...
Page 2024
... sound is strange to English ears , But ' tis not strange to me ; For it hath shook the tented field In ages long ago , And hosts have quailed before the cry Of " Clo ! -old Clo ! " O , lose it not ! forsake it not . And let no time ...
... sound is strange to English ears , But ' tis not strange to me ; For it hath shook the tented field In ages long ago , And hosts have quailed before the cry Of " Clo ! -old Clo ! " O , lose it not ! forsake it not . And let no time ...
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... sound . Each bottle had a curling ear , Through which the belt he drew , And hung a bottle on each side , To make his balance true . Then over all , that he might be Equipped from top to toe , i His long red cloak , well brushed and ...
... sound . Each bottle had a curling ear , Through which the belt he drew , And hung a bottle on each side , To make his balance true . Then over all , that he might be Equipped from top to toe , i His long red cloak , well brushed and ...
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