The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 1958
... tell all my sins my poor brain it would addle ; And the docther gave ordhers to keep me so quiet— " Twould disturb me to tell all my sins , if I'd thry it ; And your Riverence has towld us , unless we tell all , ' Tis worse than not ...
... tell all my sins my poor brain it would addle ; And the docther gave ordhers to keep me so quiet— " Twould disturb me to tell all my sins , if I'd thry it ; And your Riverence has towld us , unless we tell all , ' Tis worse than not ...
Page 1994
... tell me why ? Abraham Cowley [ 1618-1667 ] THE WINTER GLASS THEN let the chill Sirocco blow , And gird us round with hills of snow ; Or else go whistle to the shore , And make the hollow mountains roar . Whilst we together jovial sit ...
... tell me why ? Abraham Cowley [ 1618-1667 ] THE WINTER GLASS THEN let the chill Sirocco blow , And gird us round with hills of snow ; Or else go whistle to the shore , And make the hollow mountains roar . Whilst we together jovial sit ...
Page 2030
... tell The gates o ' ilka charm and spell ; Ance , gaen to saw hampseed himsel ' , Puir Jock Maclean , Plump in a filthy peat - pot fell At Hallowe'en . Half filled wi ' fear , and droukit weel , He frae the mire dught hardly speel ; But ...
... tell The gates o ' ilka charm and spell ; Ance , gaen to saw hampseed himsel ' , Puir Jock Maclean , Plump in a filthy peat - pot fell At Hallowe'en . Half filled wi ' fear , and droukit weel , He frae the mire dught hardly speel ; But ...
Page 2041
... tell you ! Yes , sah ! See how he keeps a - clickin ' ! He's as gentle as a chicken , And nebber thinks o ' kickin'- Whoa , dar ! Nebuchadnezzah ! Is dis heah me , or not me ? Or is de debbil got me ? Wuz dat a cannon shot me ? 1 Hab I ...
... tell you ! Yes , sah ! See how he keeps a - clickin ' ! He's as gentle as a chicken , And nebber thinks o ' kickin'- Whoa , dar ! Nebuchadnezzah ! Is dis heah me , or not me ? Or is de debbil got me ? Wuz dat a cannon shot me ? 1 Hab I ...
Page 2043
... tell er des sich ? Cain't tell w'en dey's ripe ? W'y , you thump ' um , en w'en dey go pank dey is green ; But when dey go punk , now you mine me , dey's ripe - en dat's des wut I mean . E nex ' time you hooks watermillions - you heered ...
... tell er des sich ? Cain't tell w'en dey's ripe ? W'y , you thump ' um , en w'en dey go pank dey is green ; But when dey go punk , now you mine me , dey's ripe - en dat's des wut I mean . E nex ' time you hooks watermillions - you heered ...
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