 I loved a soldier once, For he was blithe and brave; But I will never have a man With both legs in the grave! "Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did allow, But then, you know, you stand upon Another footing now !" "Oh, Nelly Gray! Oh, Nelly...  The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood - Page 176by Thomas Hood - 1856Full view - About this book
 | 1827 - 452 pages
...Your love I did allow, But then, you know, you stand upon Another footing now 1" " O, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speeches. At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajos'a brtachei!" * * . • * " O, false and flckle Nelly Gray ! I know why you refuse : Though... | |
 | Books - 1826 - 570 pages
...Your love I did allow ; But then, you know, you stand upon Another footing now !" O, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speeches, At duty's...legs In Badajos's breaches !" " Why, then," said she, " you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 590 pages
...Your love I did allow, But then, you know, you stand upon Auother footing now '" " O, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajos's breaches!" * * * * I know why you refuse: Though I've no feet—some other man " O, false and fickle Nelly Gray... | |
 | English literature - 1827 - 334 pages
...Your love I did allow, But then, you know, you stand upon Another footing now !" " Oh, Nelly Gray ! O, Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speeches, At duty's...legs In Badajos's breaches!'' " Why, then," said she, "you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats of... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...toes, Your love I did allow, But then, you know, you stand upon Another footing now! " "O Nelly Gray! O Nelly Gray! For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call I left my legs In Badajos's breachex!" " Why, then," said she, " you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1847 - 314 pages
...! " Said she, " I loved a soldier once, For he was blythe and hrave ; But I will never have a man " Before you had those timber toes, Your love I did...In Badajos's breaches !'' " Why, then," said she, " you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats... | |
 | Biography - 1852 - 318 pages
...uniform ! " Said she, " I lov'da soldier once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never love a man With both legs in the grave ! " Before you had...At duty's call I left my legs In Badajos's breaches I "Why, then," said she, "you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your... | |
 | Songs - 1853 - 456 pages
...stand upon Another footing now.' For Ben he was a soldier bold, Ar. ' О, Nelly Gray \ O, Nelly Gray 1 For all your jeering speeches, At duty's call, I left my legs In Badajoz's breaches.' ' Why then, said she, ' you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms ; And now... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 pages
...loves a scarlet coat Should be more uniform ! '' Said she, " I loved a soldier once, For he was blythe and brave ; But I will never have a man With both...legs, In Badajos's breaches ! " " Why then," said she, " you've lost the feet Of legs in war's alarms, And now you cannot wear your shoes Upon your feats... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...loves a scarlet coat, should be more uniform !" Said she, " I loved a soldier once, for he was blythe and brave : but I will never have a man, with both...legs in Badajos's breaches .'" "Why then," said she, "you've lost the feat of legs in war's alarms: and now you cannot wear your shoes, upon your feats... | |
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