Prose and Verse, Volume 2Wiley and Putnam, 1845 - English literature |
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Page 32
... true , Two flaps there grew , That served for a pair of gold rings to go through , But for any purpose of ears in a parley , They heard no more than ears of barley . No hint was needed from D. E. F. You saw in her face that the woman ...
... true , Two flaps there grew , That served for a pair of gold rings to go through , But for any purpose of ears in a parley , They heard no more than ears of barley . No hint was needed from D. E. F. You saw in her face that the woman ...
Page 35
... tears would rise to their founts- Supposing a little scandal at play " Twixt Mrs. O'Fie and Mrs. Au Fait- That she couldn't audit the Gossips ' accounts . ' Tis true , to her cottage still they came A TALE OF A TRUMPET . 35.
... tears would rise to their founts- Supposing a little scandal at play " Twixt Mrs. O'Fie and Mrs. Au Fait- That she couldn't audit the Gossips ' accounts . ' Tis true , to her cottage still they came A TALE OF A TRUMPET . 35.
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Thomas Hood. ' Tis true , to her cottage still they came , And ate her muffins just the same , And drank the tea of the widow'd Dame , And never swallowed a thimble the less Of something the reader is left to guess , For all the deafness ...
Thomas Hood. ' Tis true , to her cottage still they came , And ate her muffins just the same , And drank the tea of the widow'd Dame , And never swallowed a thimble the less Of something the reader is left to guess , For all the deafness ...
Page 38
... true , " says Dame Eleanor S. ) " Try it again ! No harm in trying— I'm sure you'll find it worth your buying , A little practice - that is all- And you'll hear a whisper , however small , Through an Act of Parliament party - wall ...
... true , " says Dame Eleanor S. ) " Try it again ! No harm in trying— I'm sure you'll find it worth your buying , A little practice - that is all- And you'll hear a whisper , however small , Through an Act of Parliament party - wall ...
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... true that fell from the tongue , There was not a villager , old or young , But deserved to be whipp'd , imprison'd , or hung , Or sent on those travels which nobody hurries To publish at Colburn's , or Longman's , or Murray's ...
... true that fell from the tongue , There was not a villager , old or young , But deserved to be whipp'd , imprison'd , or hung , Or sent on those travels which nobody hurries To publish at Colburn's , or Longman's , or Murray's ...
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