 | American poetry - 1891 - 734 pages
...day A walking the Devil is gone, To visit his snug little farm, the earth, And see how his stock goes on. Over the hill and over the dale, And he went over...switched his long tail, As a gentleman switches his cane. And how then was the Devil drest ? Oh, he was in his Sunday's best: His jacket was red, and his breeches... | |
 | Alfred Henry Miles - English poetry - 1894 - 662 pages
...day A-walking the Devil is gone, To visit his snug little farm the Earth, And see how his stock goes on. Over the hill and over the dale, And he went over the plain, And backward and forward he swished his long tail, As a gentleman swishes his cane. And how, then, was the Devil drest ? Oh ! he... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1893 - 886 pages
...his brimstone bed at break of day A walking the DEVIL is gone, To visit his little snug farm of the earth And see how his stock went on. Over the hill...he went over the plain, And backward and forward he swished his long tail As a gentleman swishes his cane. And how then was the Devil drest ? Oh ! he was... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1895 - 266 pages
...Sunday's best; His coat was red, and his breeches were bine, With a hole behind where his tail came thro'. Over the hill, and over the dale, And he went over the plain: And backward and forward he switch'd his tail, As a gentleman switches his cane."—COLERIDGE. About this time there arose a great... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1895 - 266 pages
...Sunday's best; His coat was red, and his breeches were bine, With a hole behind where his tail came thro'. Over the hill, and over the dale, And he went over the plain: And backward and forward he switch'd his tail, As a gentleman switches his cane."—COLERIDGE. About this time there arose a great... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 560 pages
...brimstone bed at break of day A-walking the Devil has gone, To look at his little, snug farm of the world, And see how his stock went on. Over the hill and over...he went over the plain, And backward and forward he swished his tail, As a gentleman swishes a cane. How then was the Devil dressed ? Oh, he was in his... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 620 pages
...brimstone bed at break of day A-walking the Devil has gone, To look at his little, snug farm of the world, And see how his stock went on. Over the hill and over...he went over the plain, And backward and forward he swished his tail, As a gentleman swishes a cane. How then was the Devil dressed ? Oh, he was in his... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1898 - 750 pages
...his brimstone bed at break of day A walking the DEVIL is gone, To visit his little snug farm of the earth And see how his stock went on. Over the hill and over '.he dale, And he went over the plain, And backward and forward he swished his long tail And how then... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - English poetry - 1907 - 442 pages
...his brimstone bed at break of day A-walking the Devil is gone, To visit his little snug farm of the earth And see how his stock went on. Over the hill...he went over the plain, And backward and forward he swished his long tail As a gentleman swishes his cane. And how then was the Devil drest Î Oh ! he... | |
 | james dykes campbell - 1914 - 810 pages
...his brimstone bed at break of day A walking the DEVIL is gone, To visit his little snug farm of the earth And see how his stock went on. Over the hill...he went over the plain, And backward and forward he swished his long tail As a gentleman swishes his cane. And how then was the Devil drest? Oh! he was... | |
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earth And see how his stock went on. Over the hill, and over the dale, And he went over the plain ; And backward and forward he switched his long tail, As a gentleman switches his cane. 
