The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 1976
... true I'm no more nor the height o ' yer waist , But there's many a bigger has sampled a taste O ' the knuckles that's bunched in this little ould fisht . Where's the dog wouldn't fight whin his tail gets a twisht ? Do I hunt fur the ...
... true I'm no more nor the height o ' yer waist , But there's many a bigger has sampled a taste O ' the knuckles that's bunched in this little ould fisht . Where's the dog wouldn't fight whin his tail gets a twisht ? Do I hunt fur the ...
Page 1982
... true to them ? Who shall decree ? Here s a fair strife to you ! Health and long life to you ! And a great wife to you , Barney McGee ! Barney McGee , you're the pick of gentility ; Nothing can phase you , you've such a facility ; Nobody ...
... true to them ? Who shall decree ? Here s a fair strife to you ! Health and long life to you ! And a great wife to you , Barney McGee ! Barney McGee , you're the pick of gentility ; Nothing can phase you , you've such a facility ; Nobody ...
Page 1988
... true Phobian liquor , Cheers the brain , makes wit the quicker , Pays all debts , cures all diseases , And at once three senses pleases . Welcome all who lead or follow , To the Oracle of Apollo . Ben Jonson [ 1573 ? -1637 ] LINES ON ...
... true Phobian liquor , Cheers the brain , makes wit the quicker , Pays all debts , cures all diseases , And at once three senses pleases . Welcome all who lead or follow , To the Oracle of Apollo . Ben Jonson [ 1573 ? -1637 ] LINES ON ...
Page 2076
... true I've got no shirts to wear ; It's true my butcher's bill is due ; It's true my prospects all look blue- But don't let that unsettle you ! Never you mind ! Roll on . ( It rolls on ) William Schwenck Gilbert [ 1836-1911 ] HIS HEART WAS ...
... true I've got no shirts to wear ; It's true my butcher's bill is due ; It's true my prospects all look blue- But don't let that unsettle you ! Never you mind ! Roll on . ( It rolls on ) William Schwenck Gilbert [ 1836-1911 ] HIS HEART WAS ...
Page 2077
... true to Poll . Away a twelvemonth sped , and a happy life he led As the King of the Kikeryboos ; His paint was red and yellow , and he used a big umbrella , And he wore a pair of over - shoes ; He'd corals and knives , and twenty - six ...
... true to Poll . Away a twelvemonth sped , and a happy life he led As the King of the Kikeryboos ; His paint was red and yellow , and he used a big umbrella , And he wore a pair of over - shoes ; He'd corals and knives , and twenty - six ...
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