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... present ; And saying he last Tuesday wed His cook - maid , Molly - vastly pleasant ! An ill - spelt note from Tom at school , Begging I'll let him learn the fiddle ; Another from that precious fool , Miss Pyefinch , with a stupid riddle ...
... present ; And saying he last Tuesday wed His cook - maid , Molly - vastly pleasant ! An ill - spelt note from Tom at school , Begging I'll let him learn the fiddle ; Another from that precious fool , Miss Pyefinch , with a stupid riddle ...
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... present ? " — “ Meal's sae dear , To make their brose my bairns have scarce aneugh . " — " The devil take the shirt , " said Solimaun , " I think my quest will end as it began.- Farewell , ma'am ; nay , no ceremony , I beg ” — " Ye'll ...
... present ? " — “ Meal's sae dear , To make their brose my bairns have scarce aneugh . " — " The devil take the shirt , " said Solimaun , " I think my quest will end as it began.- Farewell , ma'am ; nay , no ceremony , I beg ” — " Ye'll ...
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... present , And did all that lay in his power to look pleasant . The old woman , too , Made a mighty ado , Helping her guest to a deal of the stew ; She fish'd up the meat , and she help'd him to that , She help'd him to lean , and she ...
... present , And did all that lay in his power to look pleasant . The old woman , too , Made a mighty ado , Helping her guest to a deal of the stew ; She fish'd up the meat , and she help'd him to that , She help'd him to lean , and she ...
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... Presents itself , right in your path , to your gaze , Inducing a dread Of a knock on the head , Or a sever'd carotid ... Present from Brighton , " or " Token " to show , In the shape of a work - box , ring , bracelet , or so , That our ...
... Presents itself , right in your path , to your gaze , Inducing a dread Of a knock on the head , Or a sever'd carotid ... Present from Brighton , " or " Token " to show , In the shape of a work - box , ring , bracelet , or so , That our ...
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... present , and wish you good - day , Attend to the moral I draw from my lay ! — If ever you travel , like Anthony Blogg , Be wary of strangers ! -don't take too much grog ! — And don't fall asleep , if you should , like a hog ! — Above ...
... present , and wish you good - day , Attend to the moral I draw from my lay ! — If ever you travel , like Anthony Blogg , Be wary of strangers ! -don't take too much grog ! — And don't fall asleep , if you should , like a hog ! — Above ...
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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