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Page 43
... first would be . " Were I but what my whole implies , And pass'd by chance across your portal : You'd cry ' Can I believe my eyes ? I never saw so queer a mortal ! ' " For then my head would not be on , MISCELLANEOUS . 43.
... first would be . " Were I but what my whole implies , And pass'd by chance across your portal : You'd cry ' Can I believe my eyes ? I never saw so queer a mortal ! ' " For then my head would not be on , MISCELLANEOUS . 43.
Page 56
... believe the slander ? Never ! I held thee still to be divine . For me thy color hath a charm , Although ' tis true they call thee Pale ; And be thou cold when I am warm , As late I've been - so high the scale Of FAHRENHEIT - and febrile ...
... believe the slander ? Never ! I held thee still to be divine . For me thy color hath a charm , Although ' tis true they call thee Pale ; And be thou cold when I am warm , As late I've been - so high the scale Of FAHRENHEIT - and febrile ...
Page 81
... , That will a maid believe - a ! She drew a bodkin from her haire , And wip'd it upon her gown - a ; And curs'd be every maiden faire , That will with men lye down - a ! A herb there is , that lowly grows , And 4 * NARRATIVE . 81.
... , That will a maid believe - a ! She drew a bodkin from her haire , And wip'd it upon her gown - a ; And curs'd be every maiden faire , That will with men lye down - a ! A herb there is , that lowly grows , And 4 * NARRATIVE . 81.
Page 85
... believe , Now open me the gate - a . The bridge is drawn , the gate is barr'd , My father he has the keys , sir ; But I have for my love prepar'd A shorter way , and easier . Over the moate I've laid a plank Full seventeen feet in ...
... believe , Now open me the gate - a . The bridge is drawn , the gate is barr'd , My father he has the keys , sir ; But I have for my love prepar'd A shorter way , and easier . Over the moate I've laid a plank Full seventeen feet in ...
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... believe What's propagated merely to deceive . " " Then you force me to say , sir , you're a fool , " Return'd the bragger . Language like this no man can suffer cool : It made the listener stagger ; So , thunder - stricken , he at once ...
... believe What's propagated merely to deceive . " " Then you force me to say , sir , you're a fool , " Return'd the bragger . Language like this no man can suffer cool : It made the listener stagger ; So , thunder - stricken , he at once ...
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BARHAM Beignet BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE Blogg boys Brentford charms church cried DEAN SWIFT dear delight devil dish divine dost e'er EPIGRAMS eyes face fair fancy fear give grace hair hand happy hath head hear heart heaven humorous Ingoldsby Legends JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL JAMES TAYLOR Jones kind king kiss lady legs Lille long-tail'd coat look Lord LOWELL MASON maid majesty MATTHEW PRIOR mind morning Muse N. P. WILLIS ne'er never night niversity nose numbers o'er once PETER PINDAR PINDAR poem poet poor pound pray Prince PUNCH quoth ROBERT SOUTHEY rose round Saint scarce sigh sing sinners smile song soul swear sweet tell thee There's thet thing THOMAS HOOD THOMAS MOORE thou thought took town turn'd verse Whitbread wife young Zounds