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" Whence straight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "
Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ... - Page 24
by James Roach - 1794
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Poems for Young Ladies: In Three Parts. Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...And, if I well forbode, " My hat and wig will loon be here ; " They are upon the road." The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd...not a fingle word, But to the houfe went in : Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig, A wig that droop'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear : Each...
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Annual Register, Volume 26

Edmund Burke - History - 1785 - 652 pages
...are upon the road.' ** The caltender right glad to firid His friend in merry pin, Return'd him riot a fingle word. But to the houfe went in. *' Whence ftrait he came with hat and wig, A wig that droop'd behind, "' A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. " He held them up¿...
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The New London Magazine, Volume 1

English fiction - 1785 - 438 pages
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The Life of John Gilpin,: Taken from Divers Manuscripts in the Possession of ...

William Cowper - 1785 - 184 pages
...here ; ' They are upon the road.' The callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Retum'd him not a fingle word. But to the houfe went in : Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig, A wig that droop'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear : Each...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...; And if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, They are upon the road. The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd...not a fingle word. But to the houfe went in. Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig, A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...j And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, They are upon the road. The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry^ pin, Return'd...not a fingle word, But to the houfe went in ; Whence flrait he came with hat and wig, A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, - / They are upon the road. The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, . * Return'd him not a fingle word, V. .. .. .; But to the houfe went in ; • Whence ftrait he came with hat and wig, A wig that flow'd...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here i , They are upon the road.? Tom Callender, right glad to findi His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a fingle word, . . But tD the houfe went in. Whence flraight he came with hat and wigA wig that droop'd behind, A hat not...
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Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...

William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here— They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd...not a fingle word, But to the houfe went in; Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worfe for wear, Each...
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Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].

1795 - 94 pages
...ctKne; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house went in; Whence strait he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind,...
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