 | 1827 - 452 pages
...his second time in life. Enlisted In the Line! One end he tied around a beam. And then removed bin pegs, And, as his legs were off, of course, He soon was off his legil And there he hung till he was dead As any nail In town ; For though distress had cut him up.... | |
 | 1826 - 622 pages
...entwine, And, for his second time in life. Enlisted in the Line ! One end he tied around a beam, v And then removed his pegs. And, as his legs were off,...— of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in town, — For though distress had cut Mm up, It could not... | |
 | English literature - 1827 - 334 pages
...neck, A rope he did entwine, And, for his second time in life, Enlisted in the Line ! ' One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And,...of course, He soon was off his legs ! ' And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in town, — For though distress had cut him up, It could not... | |
 | Biography - 1852 - 318 pages
...melancholy neck A rope he did entwine, And, for his second time in life, Enlisted in the Line ! One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs ; And,...off, of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in town ; For, though distress had cut him up, It could not cut... | |
 | Songs - 1853 - 456 pages
...rope he did entwine, And, for his second time in life, Enlisted in the Une \ One end he tied aronnd a beam, And then removed his pegs ; And, as his legs were off, of course He soon was off his legs. For Ben he was a soldier bold, AT. And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in town ; For, though... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1853 - 492 pages
...melancholy neck A rope he did entwinc\ And for the second time in life, Enlisted in the Line. 13. One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs\ And, as his legs were off, of course, lie soon was off his legs. 14. And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in town^: For though... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1854 - 536 pages
...melancholy neck A rope he did entwine, And, for his second time in life, Enlisted in the Line ! One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And, as his legs were off, — of course, And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in town, — For, though distress had cut him up, It... | |
 | James Parton - English poetry - 1856 - 720 pages
...melancholy neck A rope he did entwine, And, for his second time in life, Enlisted in the Line. One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And,...off— of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in town — For, though distress had cut him up, It could not... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 pages
...melancholy neck, A rope he did entwine, And, for his second time in life, Enlisted in the Line ! One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And,...— of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in town, — For, though distress had cut him up, It could not... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1856 - 358 pages
...melancholy neck, A rope he did entwine, And, for his second time in life, Enlisted in the Line ! One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And,...— of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in town, — For, though distress had cut him up, . It could... | |
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One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And as his legs were off, — of course, He soon was off his legs! 
