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ANTHOLOGY The friar laughed , the friar quaffed , He chirped like a bird in May ; The farmer told how his corn he had sold As he journeyed home that day . The friar he quaffed , but no longer he laughed , He changed from red to pale ...
ANTHOLOGY The friar laughed , the friar quaffed , He chirped like a bird in May ; The farmer told how his corn he had sold As he journeyed home that day . The friar he quaffed , but no longer he laughed , He changed from red to pale ...
Page 149
... laughed that SABLE MARINER , and loudly in return His sooty crew sent forth a laugh that rang from stem to stern- ANTHOLOGY A dozen pair of grimly cheeks were crumpled on 149 AN VERSE HUMOROUS OF X X X X X.
... laughed that SABLE MARINER , and loudly in return His sooty crew sent forth a laugh that rang from stem to stern- ANTHOLOGY A dozen pair of grimly cheeks were crumpled on 149 AN VERSE HUMOROUS OF X X X X X.
Page 165
... laugh'd as I would die ; Albeit , in a general way , A sober man am I. I call'd my servant , and he came ; How kind it was of him , To mind a slender man like me , He of the mighty limb ! " These to the printer , " I exclaim'd , And ...
... laugh'd as I would die ; Albeit , in a general way , A sober man am I. I call'd my servant , and he came ; How kind it was of him , To mind a slender man like me , He of the mighty limb ! " These to the printer , " I exclaim'd , And ...
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ANTHOLOGY beer Bell Berkeley Berkeley best fits Brentford Buckley Square CALIFORNIA LIBRARY captain's gig CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY clubs Coquette cried cursed dear devil eyes face fair fits a little FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON ghost Gilpin give hair head heart HORACE SMITH HUMOROUS VERSE JEAMES JOHN ADCOCK John Barleycorn JOHN WOLCOT king lady Laird laugh Lisette little boys London look Lord master MATTHEW PRIOR meruit ferat morning ne'er never nice night niversity of Göttingen Nore nose o'er once Palmam qui meruit poor quoth rhyme RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM ride rose round season our wine seem'd Shannon shore smile soul sure sweet tear tell thee There's thet thing THOMAS THOMAS HOOD thou thought took Twas UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Vicar of Bray wife WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED wonder