The Book of Humorous VerseCarolyn Wells |
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... give to me ; Give me swiftly back , thou dear one , Give the kiss I gave to thee . Give me back the kiss , for mother Is impatient - prithee , do ! For that one thou shalt have two : Give me that , and take another . Yes , then will ...
... give to me ; Give me swiftly back , thou dear one , Give the kiss I gave to thee . Give me back the kiss , for mother Is impatient - prithee , do ! For that one thou shalt have two : Give me that , and take another . Yes , then will ...
Page 417
... Give me the flap - flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions ! Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricå- ble , not to be solved anyhow ! Give me a standing army ( I say " give me , " because just at present we want one ...
... Give me the flap - flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions ! Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricå- ble , not to be solved anyhow ! Give me a standing army ( I say " give me , " because just at present we want one ...
Page 500
... ( Give me them , and the peace of mind- ) Give me these things then back , though the giving Be at cost of earth's garner of gold ; There is no life without these worth living , No treasure where these are not told . For the heart give ...
... ( Give me them , and the peace of mind- ) Give me these things then back , though the giving Be at cost of earth's garner of gold ; There is no life without these worth living , No treasure where these are not told . For the heart give ...
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Ahkond of Swat ain't Akhoond BALLAD beautiful bird black crow blow blue Bouillabaisse Brown Charles Stuart Calverley cried cursed dead dear Edward Lear eyes face fair father Frederick Locker-Lampson Gelett Burgess girl give grew hair hand head heard heart James Kenneth Stephen John kiss knew lady laugh live look Lord maid maiden married Mary merry moon morning mother ne'er never night nose o'er Oliver Herford play poor pray pretty purple quoth rhyme rose round Sam Walter Foss sigh sing smile song soul sure Swat sweet tail tears tell thee There's thing Thomas Hood thou thought took town turned twas Unknown W. M. Thackeray W. S. Gilbert walk wife wind wine wonder Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo young