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quoth he- " yet bring it me , My leathern belt likewise , In which I bear my trusty sword , When I do exercise . ” Now Mistress Gilpin ( careful soul ! ) Had two stone bottles found , To hold the liquor that she loved , And keep it safe ...
quoth he- " yet bring it me , My leathern belt likewise , In which I bear my trusty sword , When I do exercise . ” Now Mistress Gilpin ( careful soul ! ) Had two stone bottles found , To hold the liquor that she loved , And keep it safe ...
Page 2113
... o ' Claverse - ha ' Lee , A penniless lass wi ' a lang pedigree . His wig was well - pouthered , as guid as when new , His waistcoat was white , his coat it was blue ; He put on a ring , a sword , and The Laird o ' Cockpen 2113.
... o ' Claverse - ha ' Lee , A penniless lass wi ' a lang pedigree . His wig was well - pouthered , as guid as when new , His waistcoat was white , his coat it was blue ; He put on a ring , a sword , and The Laird o ' Cockpen 2113.
Page 2114
He put on a ring , a sword , and cocked hat ,And wha could refuse the Laird wi ' a ' that ! He took the gray mare , and rade cannily , And rapped at the yett o ' Claverse - ha ' Lee ; “ Gae tell Mistress Jean to come speedily ben ,She's ...
He put on a ring , a sword , and cocked hat ,And wha could refuse the Laird wi ' a ' that ! He took the gray mare , and rade cannily , And rapped at the yett o ' Claverse - ha ' Lee ; “ Gae tell Mistress Jean to come speedily ben ,She's ...
Page 2125
... Frenchman had enough ; “ I little thought , ” said he , “ that your men were of such stuff ; " The Captain took the Frenchman's sword , a low bow made to he ; “ I haven't the gift of the gab , monsieur , but polite I wish to be .
... Frenchman had enough ; “ I little thought , ” said he , “ that your men were of such stuff ; " The Captain took the Frenchman's sword , a low bow made to he ; “ I haven't the gift of the gab , monsieur , but polite I wish to be .
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... REPUBLIC MINE eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord ; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored ; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword ; His truth is marching on .
... REPUBLIC MINE eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord ; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored ; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword ; His truth is marching on .
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| Title | The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2 The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1918, Burton Egbert Stevenson |
| Author | Burton Egbert Stevenson |
| Compiled by | Burton Egbert Stevenson |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | H. Holt, 1918 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 4009 pages |
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