The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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Page 70
... sure enough there was no mistake , for an entertainment en- sued , such as the refinement of a scholar and the tact of a well - informed and observant traveller naturally and unaffect- edly produced , with the simple but not less ...
... sure enough there was no mistake , for an entertainment en- sued , such as the refinement of a scholar and the tact of a well - informed and observant traveller naturally and unaffect- edly produced , with the simple but not less ...
Page 83
... sure whether it might not be distilled into whisky ; but he is certain that it makes capital starch , and triumphantly shews that the rind can feed pigs , and the stalk thatch the pigsty . O most wonderful Doctor Lardner ! Here's his ...
... sure whether it might not be distilled into whisky ; but he is certain that it makes capital starch , and triumphantly shews that the rind can feed pigs , and the stalk thatch the pigsty . O most wonderful Doctor Lardner ! Here's his ...
Page 88
... Sure would never have been sold , Nor the fox be looking out from the banquet - hall . Oh , ye pull'd at such a rate At every wainscoting and grate , Determin'd the old house to sack and garble , O ! That you didn't leave a splinter ...
... Sure would never have been sold , Nor the fox be looking out from the banquet - hall . Oh , ye pull'd at such a rate At every wainscoting and grate , Determin'd the old house to sack and garble , O ! That you didn't leave a splinter ...
Page 98
... sure it was made by a learn- ed owl , The " rule " by which I beg , Forbidding to eat of the tender fowl That hangs on yonder peg . But , rot it ! no matter : For here on a platter , Sweet Margaret brings A food fit for kings ; And a ...
... sure it was made by a learn- ed owl , The " rule " by which I beg , Forbidding to eat of the tender fowl That hangs on yonder peg . But , rot it ! no matter : For here on a platter , Sweet Margaret brings A food fit for kings ; And a ...
Page 99
... Sure , of Dublin - bay herrings a keg , And an egg , Is enough for all sensible folk ! Success to the fragrant turf - smoke , That curls round the pan on the fire ; While the sweet yellow yolk From the egg - shells is broke In that pan ...
... Sure , of Dublin - bay herrings a keg , And an egg , Is enough for all sensible folk ! Success to the fragrant turf - smoke , That curls round the pan on the fire ; While the sweet yellow yolk From the egg - shells is broke In that pan ...
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