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" Because it is a slender thing of wood, That up and down its awkward arm doth sway, And coolly spout and spout and spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM. "
Intercepted Letters, Or, The Twopenny Post-bag: To which are Added, Trifles ... - Page 65
by Thomas Moore - 1813 - 111 pages
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The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection ..., Volume 16

Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1813 - 404 pages
...somniferous thing much attach'ii to the Crown. Q.—Why is a Pump like Viscount C-stler—gh f A.—Because it is a slender thing of wood, That up and down its...and spout away In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! Q.—Pray, why is R r like an ass ? A.—I pr'ythee let that question pass, When things so perfectly...
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The Port Folio

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1813 - 716 pages
...more in their places! ' WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE. Quest. Why is a pump like VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH? dnsvi. Because it is a slender thing of wood, That up and...coolly spout and spout and spout away, In one weak, wasby, everlasting flood! *" "* EPIGRAM. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A CATHOLIC DELEGATE AKO HIS R9TAL HIGHNESS...
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Horace in London: CONSISTING OF IMITATIONS OF THE FIRST TWO BOOKS OF THE ...

James Smith, Horace Smith - 1813 - 472 pages
...their places ! WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE? Quest. Why is a Pump like V — sc — NT C — STL— R— GH1 Answ. Because it is a slender thing of wood, That...doth sway, And coolly spout and spout and spout away, Tn one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A CATHOLIC DELEGATK AND HIS R —...
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Sketches from St. George's fields [in verse] by Giorgione di Castel Chiuso

Peter Bayley - 1821 - 310 pages
...shrewd and bitter varlet, Thomas Brown the younger, Q. Why is a pump like V-sc-unt C-stl-r—go? A, Because it is a slender thing of wood, That up and...spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood. The breadth of the stream appears to me by no means such as is fitly designated by the term flood....
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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal

English literature - 1828 - 604 pages
...bread an inch thick, ay, and on both sides too, simply because he " Up and down his awkward arm could sway, And coolly spout, and spout, and spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ?" To carry the very worst measure that ever brought a flourishing empire low, nothing more is necessary...
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The works of Thomas Moore, comprehending all his melodies, ballads ..., Volume 5

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 298 pages
...breeches, I'm banish'd from mine. WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE? Quest.— WHY is a Pump like Viscount G-STL-R — GH ? Answ. — Because it is a slender thing of wood,...In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM.* WHAT news to-day ? — " Oh ! worse and worse" Mc is the PR E'S Privy Purse !" The Pa E'S Purse. !...
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The Works of Thomas Moore: Comprending All His Melodies, Ballads ..., Volume 5

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 316 pages
...I'm banish'd from mine. WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE? Quest. — WHY is a Pump like Viscount C-STL-R — GH ? Answ. — Because it is a slender thing of wood,...In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM.* WHAT news to-day? — " Oh ! worse and worse — " Mc is the PR E'S Privy Purse !" The PR E'S Purse...
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The Works of Thomas Moore, Esq, Volume 5

Thomas Moore - Irish literature - 1825 - 350 pages
...l3 WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE? Quest. WHY is a pump like V — sc — NT C — sTL — a — OH ? .Qnsw. Because it is a slender thing of wood. That up and...away. In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM. OIALOGUE BETWEEK A CATHOLIC DELEGATE AND HIS a — y — LH — aan — ss THE I> — E OF C — B...
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The poetical works of Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore - 1827 - 426 pages
...— WHY isa Pump like Viscount C-STL-P. — GH Ânsw. — Because it is л slender tiling of «ood, That up and down its awkward arm doth sway, And coolly spout, and spout, and spout away, lo one weak, washy, everlasting flood! FPIGRAM.i •i WIAT ne»s to-d.iy ?»— « Oh ! worse and M...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Including His Melodies, Ballads, Etc ...

Thomas Moore - 1829 - 470 pages
...LIRE? Quest. — W BY is a Pump like Viscount C-STL-R— GH? jinn».— Because it is a slender thine of wood, That up and down its awkward arm doth sway,...away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM. ' . WHAT news to-day ? » — • Oh ! worse and worse— M— с is the PR t's Privy Purse!. The PR...
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