The Humorous Poetry of the English Language: From Chaucer to Saxe ... with Notes, Explanatory and Biographical |
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... means of observing that , in a kind of composition confessed to be among the most difficult , our native wits are not excelled by foreign . The editor expected to be embarrassed with a profusion of material for his purpose . But , on a ...
... means of observing that , in a kind of composition confessed to be among the most difficult , our native wits are not excelled by foreign . The editor expected to be embarrassed with a profusion of material for his purpose . But , on a ...
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... mean'st to fling the blessing in my face , Thou hast full leave to tread upon a thorn . " Yet some there are , of men , I think the worst , Poor imps ! unhappy , if they can't be cursed- Forever brooding over Misery's eggs , As though ...
... mean'st to fling the blessing in my face , Thou hast full leave to tread upon a thorn . " Yet some there are , of men , I think the worst , Poor imps ! unhappy , if they can't be cursed- Forever brooding over Misery's eggs , As though ...
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... mean ; Inclines them too , to villainy to lean , To over - reaching , perjury , and stealing . Even when the heart should only think of grief , It creeps into the bosom like a thief , And swallows up th ' affections all so mild- Witness ...
... mean ; Inclines them too , to villainy to lean , To over - reaching , perjury , and stealing . Even when the heart should only think of grief , It creeps into the bosom like a thief , And swallows up th ' affections all so mild- Witness ...
Page 103
... mean to swear before my face That anchovies don't grow like cloves and mace ? " " I do ! " Disputants often after hot debates Leave the contention as they found it - bone , And take to duelling or thumping têtes ; Thinking by strength ...
... mean to swear before my face That anchovies don't grow like cloves and mace ? " " I do ! " Disputants often after hot debates Leave the contention as they found it - bone , And take to duelling or thumping têtes ; Thinking by strength ...
Page 119
... mean his SHIRT , my son ; which , taken warm And fresh from off his back , shall chase your harm , Bid every current of your veins rejoice , And your dull heart leap light as shepherd - boy's . ' Such was the counsel from his mother ...
... mean his SHIRT , my son ; which , taken warm And fresh from off his back , shall chase your harm , Bid every current of your veins rejoice , And your dull heart leap light as shepherd - boy's . ' Such was the counsel from his mother ...
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Æsop Beignet Blogg boys Brentford charms Cock cried d'ye think DEAN SWIFT dear delight Devil dish divine Dolly dost e'er EPIGRAMS eyes face fair fancy fear give grace hair hand happy HARRIS BARHAM hast hath head hear heard heart heaven JAMES TAYLOR king kiss lady laugh Lille long-tail'd coat look look'd Lord ma'am maid MATTHEW PRIOR mind Miserable sinners morning N. P. WILLIS ne'er never Nick night niversity nose numbers o'er OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES once PETER PINDAR PINDAR poet poor pray pretty Prince Prince Bishop Pryce PUNCH quoth ROBERT SOUTHEY rose round Saint scarce seem'd sigh sing smile song soul Sultaun swear sweet tell thee there's thet thing THOMAS HOOD THOMAS MOORE thou thought town turn'd verger Whitbread wife young Zounds
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Page 248 - The cudgel in my nieve did shake, Each bristl'd hair stood like a stake, When wi' an eldritch, stoor quaick, quaick, Amang the springs, Awa ye squatter'd like a drake, On whistling wings. Let warlocks grim, an' wither'd hags, Tell how wi...
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Page 53 - Vicar. His talk was like a stream which runs With rapid change from rocks to roses; It slipped from politics to puns; It passed from Mahomet to Moses; Beginning with the laws which keep The planets in their radiant courses, And ending with some precept deep For dressing eels or shoeing horses.