| William Cowper - 1785 - 184 pages
...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 comely...•-« 'But let me fcrape the dirt away « That hangs about your face ; * And flop and eat— for well you may « Be in a hungry cafe !" -Said John—' It... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...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 comely...yours, " They therefore needs muft fit. •• But " But let me fcrape the dirt away " That hangs about your face ; " And flop and eat — for well you... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1785 - 652 pages
...much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. " He held them up¿ and in hïs turn Thus fhow'd his ready wit— ' My head is twice as big as yours¿...fit. " But let me fcrape the dirt away That hangs about your face : And flop and eat— for well you may Be in a hungry cafe.' *' Said John, • It is... | |
| William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turii Thus fhow'd his ready wit, —My head is twice as big as yours,...upon your face; And flop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry cafe. Said John— It is my wedding-day, And all the world would ftare, Jf wife fhould... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...kind. He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus fhow'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, But let me fcrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And flop and cat, for well you may Be in a hungry cafe. Said John, It is my wedding-day, And all the world would... | |
| William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...much the \wjrfe for wear, * Each comely in its kind. He He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus fhow'd his ready wit — My head is twice as big as yours,...fcrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And ftop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry cafe, Said John, It is my wedding-day, And all the world... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...wear ' . Each comely in its He held them up ;.and, in his turn, Thus Ihow'd his ready wit — *"Mlr head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs muft fit. But let me fcr*pe the dirt away That hangs about your face ; And flop and eat — for well you may: Be in a -hungry... | |
| William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus fhow'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They...fcrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And ftop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry cafe. Said John, It is my wedding-day, And all the world... | |
| William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus fhow'd his ready wit — My head is twice as big as your's, They therefore needs muft fit. But let me fcrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And Hop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry cafe. Said John — It is my wedding-day, And all the... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 268 pages
...not much the worfe for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus fliew'd his ready wit : My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs muft fit. But [ *5 3 But let rile ftrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And flop and cat, for well you... | |
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