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... delighted ; The notion was charming - so new ! And the whole of the gods were invited , The whole of the goddesses too ; Including a few lucky mortals , Especially well known to fame , ( For Olympus ne'er open'd its portals , Except to ...
... delighted ; The notion was charming - so new ! And the whole of the gods were invited , The whole of the goddesses too ; Including a few lucky mortals , Especially well known to fame , ( For Olympus ne'er open'd its portals , Except to ...
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... shall be bitter , And all through your breakfast this thought shall intrude ; That a little pale brandy and Seltzer is fitter For such an occasion than animal food . I have known , silly fly , the delight beyond 30 CAROLS OF COCKAYNE .
... shall be bitter , And all through your breakfast this thought shall intrude ; That a little pale brandy and Seltzer is fitter For such an occasion than animal food . I have known , silly fly , the delight beyond 30 CAROLS OF COCKAYNE .
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Henry Sambrooke Leigh. I have known , silly fly , the delight beyond measure— The blissful sensation , prolong'd and intense— The rapturous , wild , and ineffable pleasure , Of drinking at somebody else's expense . But I own — and it's ...
Henry Sambrooke Leigh. I have known , silly fly , the delight beyond measure— The blissful sensation , prolong'd and intense— The rapturous , wild , and ineffable pleasure , Of drinking at somebody else's expense . But I own — and it's ...
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... delight , I pluck'd the fairest , fullest rose ; But ( while I prest its petals tight Against the threshold of my nose ) That loathsome centipede , Re- morse , Invaded with a stealthy tread My nasal organ , and of course Soon reached ...
... delight , I pluck'd the fairest , fullest rose ; But ( while I prest its petals tight Against the threshold of my nose ) That loathsome centipede , Re- morse , Invaded with a stealthy tread My nasal organ , and of course Soon reached ...
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... delightful experiment . Not that I drink till I lapse From the paths of the strictest sobriety ; Still , now and then - why , perhaps- Yet I never get on in Society ! ONLY SEVEN . A PASTORAL STORY , AFTER WORDSWORTH . 46 CAROLS OF ...
... delightful experiment . Not that I drink till I lapse From the paths of the strictest sobriety ; Still , now and then - why , perhaps- Yet I never get on in Society ! ONLY SEVEN . A PASTORAL STORY , AFTER WORDSWORTH . 46 CAROLS OF ...
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