 Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before.  Peter and Polly in Summer - Page 64by Rose Lucia - 1912 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
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...wedding-day, Arid all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse he said, I am in haste to dine; 'T was for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.. . ^7' ,-J- ' Ah luckless speech,... | |
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