Lights and Shadows of London Life, Volume 2Hurst & Blackett, 1867 |
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Page 189 - That there wasn'ta chance for one to start. For the wheels were just as strong as the thills, And the floor was just as strong as the sills, And the panels just as strong as the floor, And the whipple-tree neither less nor more, 9° And the back crossbar as strong as the fore, And spring and axle and hub encore.
Page 190 - What do you think the parson found, When he got up and stared around? The poor old chaise in a heap or mound, As if it had been to the mill and ground!