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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... walk — whin the whiskey was bad ! ) # - The way I was bate from the night till the mornin ' , And thin from the mornin ' again till to bed , Should be unto aich sivinth son a sad warnin ' Against gettin ' born till his father is dead ...
... walk — whin the whiskey was bad ! ) # - The way I was bate from the night till the mornin ' , And thin from the mornin ' again till to bed , Should be unto aich sivinth son a sad warnin ' Against gettin ' born till his father is dead ...
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... walk on her bussum , And sthrive for a place in the council of state ; And niver has Fortune a low - hangin ' blossom , But I , like a bee , will extract all its shwate . " 66 " Thin walk on the bussum , me darlin ' , ” he groonted ...
... walk on her bussum , And sthrive for a place in the council of state ; And niver has Fortune a low - hangin ' blossom , But I , like a bee , will extract all its shwate . " 66 " Thin walk on the bussum , me darlin ' , ” he groonted ...
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... , we wander'd Tow'rd the pool by the lime - tree walk , While the dew fell in showers from the passion flowers And the blush - rose bent on her stalk . I cannot recall her figure : Was it regal as 34 A TREASURY OF HUMOROUS POETRY.
... , we wander'd Tow'rd the pool by the lime - tree walk , While the dew fell in showers from the passion flowers And the blush - rose bent on her stalk . I cannot recall her figure : Was it regal as 34 A TREASURY OF HUMOROUS POETRY.
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... walks through wind and rain , Resolved to train , and train , and train , Until he weighs twelve stone or so And when he does , I'll let you know . William S. Gilbert HANS BREITMANN'S PARTY Hans Breitmann gife a barty ; Dey had biano ...
... walks through wind and rain , Resolved to train , and train , and train , Until he weighs twelve stone or so And when he does , I'll let you know . William S. Gilbert HANS BREITMANN'S PARTY Hans Breitmann gife a barty ; Dey had biano ...
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... walking ; If we stop down here much longer , really people will be talking . " There were noblemen in coronets , and military cousins , There were captains by the hundred , there were baronets by dozens . Yet she heeded not their offers ...
... walking ; If we stop down here much longer , really people will be talking . " There were noblemen in coronets , and military cousins , There were captains by the hundred , there were baronets by dozens . Yet she heeded not their offers ...
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