A Treasury of Humorous Poetry: Being a Compilation of Witty, Facetious, and Satirical Verse Selected from the Writings of British and American PoetsFrederic Lawrence Knowles |
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... look as pale as Death . Adopting a parental tone , I ask'd her why she cried ; The damsel answered with a groan , " I've got a pain inside ! " I thought it would have sent me mad Last night about eleven . " 66 66 Said I , " What is it ...
... look as pale as Death . Adopting a parental tone , I ask'd her why she cried ; The damsel answered with a groan , " I've got a pain inside ! " I thought it would have sent me mad Last night about eleven . " 66 66 Said I , " What is it ...
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... look'd for rank and gold , - - He said I did not love him , he said my words were cold ; He said I'd kept him off and on , in hopes of higher game , ยท And it may be that I did , mother ; but who hasn't done the same ? ---- I did not ...
... look'd for rank and gold , - - He said I did not love him , he said my words were cold ; He said I'd kept him off and on , in hopes of higher game , ยท And it may be that I did , mother ; but who hasn't done the same ? ---- I did not ...
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... wide - stretching wold ( Look out wold ) with its wonderful carpet Of emerald , purple , and gold ! Look well at it also look sharp , it Is getting so cold . The purple is heather ( erica ) ; - The A TREASURY OF HUMOROUS POETRY 21.
... wide - stretching wold ( Look out wold ) with its wonderful carpet Of emerald , purple , and gold ! Look well at it also look sharp , it Is getting so cold . The purple is heather ( erica ) ; - The A TREASURY OF HUMOROUS POETRY 21.
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... look behind you At yon barley - ears ! Don't they look brave As they undulate ( undulate , mind you , - From unda , a wave ) . The noise of those sheep - bells , how faint it Sounds here ( on account of our height ) ! And this hillock ...
... look behind you At yon barley - ears ! Don't they look brave As they undulate ( undulate , mind you , - From unda , a wave ) . The noise of those sheep - bells , how faint it Sounds here ( on account of our height ) ! And this hillock ...
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... look or listen , Moonshine an ' snow on field an ' hill , All silence an ' all glisten . Zekle crep ' up quite unbeknown An ' peeked in thru ' the winder , An ' there sot Huldy all alone , ' Ith no one nigh to hender . A fireplace ...
... look or listen , Moonshine an ' snow on field an ' hill , All silence an ' all glisten . Zekle crep ' up quite unbeknown An ' peeked in thru ' the winder , An ' there sot Huldy all alone , ' Ith no one nigh to hender . A fireplace ...
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