 It was much, when the bones rattled loose in the skin, He got leave to die here— out of Babylon's din. Barring drink and the girls, I ne'er heard of a sin — Many worse, better few, than bright broken Maginn.  My Life and Recollections - Page 185by Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley - 1866Full view - About this book
 | Silvester Tissington - 1857 - 560 pages
...from starvation stirred never a pin. Light for long was his heart, thoughhis breeches were thin, Else his acting for certain, was equal to Quin ; But at...the Doctor from claret to gin), Which led swiftly to gaol, and consumption therein. It was much, when the bones rattled loose in the skin, He got leave... | |
 | William Maginn, Robert Shelton Mackenzie - 1857 - 514 pages
...long was his heart, though his breeches were thin, Else his acting, for certain, was equal to Quinn; But at last he was beat, and sought help of the bin...Doctor, from claret to gin), Which led swiftly to jail, with consumption therein. It was much, when the bones rattled loose in the skin, He got leave to die... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1865 - 616 pages
...starvation stirred never a pin. Light for long was his heart, though his breeches were thin, Else, his acting, for certain was equal to Quin; But at...jail, and consumption therein. It was much, when the hones rattled loose in the skin, He got leave to die here out of Babylon's din. Barring drink and the... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1860 - 568 pages
...from starvation stirred never a pin. Light for long was his heart, though bis breeches were thin. Else his acting, for certain, was equal to Quin. But at...the Doctor from claret to gin), Which led swiftly to gaol, with consumption therein. It was much, where the bones rattled loose in th« skin, He got leave... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1860 - 582 pages
...though his breeches were thin. Else his acting, for certain, was equal to Quin. But at last he WHS beat, and sought help of the bin, (All the same to...the Doctor from claret to gin), Which led swiftly to gaol, with consumption therein. It was much, where the bones rattled loose ia th« skin, He got leave... | |
 | John Timbs - Anecdotes - 1864 - 374 pages
...from starvation stirred never a pin. Light for long was his heart, though his breeches were thin, Else his acting, for certain was equal to Quin ; But at...the same to the doctor, from claret to gin), Which Jed swiftly to jail, and consumption therein. It was much, when the bones rattled loose in the skin,... | |
 | Celebrities - 1872 - 106 pages
...from starvation stirred never a pin. Light for long was his heart, though his breeches were thin, Else his acting for certain was equal to Quin ; But at...Which led swiftly to jail, and consumption therein. Many worse, better few, than bright, broken Maginn." FOREIGN HISTORY. THE HEAD OF CARDINAL RICHELIEU.... | |
 | Epitaphs - 1875 - 192 pages
...from starvation stirred never a pin. Light for long was his heart, though his breeches were thin Else his acting, for certain, was equal to Quin. But at...the Doctor from claret to gin), Which led swiftly to gaol, with consumption therein. It was much, where the bones rattled loose in the skin, He got leave... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1881 - 856 pages
...thongh his breeches were Uiln. Else his acting for certain was equal to Quiii ; But at Inst lie wat* beat, and sought help of the bin — All the same...to jail and consumption therein. It was much when then the bones rattled loose in the Plein, He got leave to die IHTS out of Babylon'» diii. Barring... | |
 | William T. Dobson - Alliteration - 1882 - 326 pages
...from starvation stirr'd never a pin. Light for long was his heart, tho' his breeches were thin, Else his acting, for certain, was equal to Quin : But at...doctor, from claret to gin !) Which led swiftly to gaol, with consumption therein. It was much, when the bones rattled loose in the skin, He got leave... | |
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