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... Horse , 1 Country Bumpkin and the Razor seller , Midas's Second Mistake , 4 6 8 11 12 14 New England Sabbath - day Chase , 17 20 21 22 A King and a Brick - maker , Two Blanks to a Prize , Humanity and Ingratitude , The Sportsman in ...
... Horse , 1 Country Bumpkin and the Razor seller , Midas's Second Mistake , 4 6 8 11 12 14 New England Sabbath - day Chase , 17 20 21 22 A King and a Brick - maker , Two Blanks to a Prize , Humanity and Ingratitude , The Sportsman in ...
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... horse , With an Apothecary on his back ? Bolus arrived ; and gave a doubtful tap ; Between a single and a double rap.- Knocks of this kind Are given by gentlemen who teach to dance ; By Fiddlers and by Opera - singers : One loud and ...
... horse , With an Apothecary on his back ? Bolus arrived ; and gave a doubtful tap ; Between a single and a double rap.- Knocks of this kind Are given by gentlemen who teach to dance ; By Fiddlers and by Opera - singers : One loud and ...
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... re vastly eager . Sure any bird would think you mad ! A mouse , too ! very high egad ! Pray have mice wings ? look : wings like these sir ? Answer me only , if you please , sir : • 22 EPITAPH ON AN OLD HORSE . 6 I. The Bat and the Weasels,
... re vastly eager . Sure any bird would think you mad ! A mouse , too ! very high egad ! Pray have mice wings ? look : wings like these sir ? Answer me only , if you please , sir : • 22 EPITAPH ON AN OLD HORSE . 6 I. The Bat and the Weasels,
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... HORSE . ( DR . LADD . ) LET no facetious mortal laugh , To see a horse's epitaph : Lest some old steed , with saucy phiz , Should have the sense to laugh at his ; } A KING AND A BRICK - MAKER . As well Epitaph on an old Horse,
... HORSE . ( DR . LADD . ) LET no facetious mortal laugh , To see a horse's epitaph : Lest some old steed , with saucy phiz , Should have the sense to laugh at his ; } A KING AND A BRICK - MAKER . As well Epitaph on an old Horse,
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... horse was of supreme degree , At least no common steed was he.- He scorn'd the tricks of sly trepanners , And never horse had better manners . He scorn'd to tell a lie , or mince His words by clipping half their sense : But if he meant ...
... horse was of supreme degree , At least no common steed was he.- He scorn'd the tricks of sly trepanners , And never horse had better manners . He scorn'd to tell a lie , or mince His words by clipping half their sense : But if he meant ...
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answer'd APOTHECARY begg'd Bolus call'd CANUTE Charlot cries cry'd d'ye damn'd Darby deacon dead dear death devil DIBDIN dread e'er ears EPIGRAM EPITAPH eunuch ev'ry exclaim'd eyes face fair FAKENHAM fear fellow Fol de riddle folks fond Frenchman FRENEAU FROGS ghost Good-natur'd grace head heart Hodge horse KEGS kind Gentlemen King knave lady lawyer lodges look'd lord Madam Margate master meend MOMUS Monsieur Kaniferstane Monsieur Tonson ne'er neighbour never Newcastle upon Tyne night Numps o'er once pickles PINDAR pleas'd poor pray pretty prize quoth Ranger razors reply'd resolv'd riddle lol rogue roll'd round SABBATH-DAY CHACE sare seem'd seiz'd shave shew shilling sigh soon soul sure swear sweet tell thee thing thou thought Tom King tongue took TRICKS TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS turn'd Twas verger weasel WHIPSTITCH wife Zounds
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Page 109 - But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. A traveller came to the Well of St. Keyne...
Page 113 - So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning ; While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship...
Page 109 - And there was not a cloud in the sky. He drank of the water so cool and clear, For thirsty and hot was he, And he sat down upon the bank, Under the willow-tree.
Page 110 - quoth he, " For an if thou hast a wife, The happiest draught thou hast drank this day That ever thou didst in thy life. " Or has thy good woman, if one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been ? For an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drank of the Well of St Keyne.
Page 114 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Page 7 - As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of Kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said,
Page 9 - A hundred men with each a pen, Or more upon my word, sir, It is most true would be too few, Their valor to record, sir.
Page vi - His muzzle, formed of opposition stuff, Firm as a Foxite, would not lose its ruff; So kept it, laughing at the steel and suds. Hodge, in a passion, stretched his angry jaws, Vowing the direst vengeance, with clenched claws, On the vile cheat that sold the goods. " Razors ! A mean, confounded dog ! Not fit to scrape a hog...