The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Travesty. [By O. Neville.]H. Colburn, 1811 - 237 pages |
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... praying , and charitably passing by , and occasionally swearing at a miserable beggar , we can no longer doubt but the whig is laid aside , and he is become a decided petition rejector . Manners with fortunes , humours change with ...
... praying , and charitably passing by , and occasionally swearing at a miserable beggar , we can no longer doubt but the whig is laid aside , and he is become a decided petition rejector . Manners with fortunes , humours change with ...
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... prayers , At length he gained the landing stairs . XXX . When t'other side the tailor won , He sternly shook his dripping pate , And thought a while on what he'd done ; For on my soul the feat was great ; Of that uncommon swim , I'm ...
... prayers , At length he gained the landing stairs . XXX . When t'other side the tailor won , He sternly shook his dripping pate , And thought a while on what he'd done ; For on my soul the feat was great ; Of that uncommon swim , I'm ...
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... you must not look . " ( e ) There is no paradox , however palpable it may ap- pear , between this line , and the one in which the witch's But if every future year , Thou'ldst pass in prayer CANTO II . LAST MINSTREL , TRAVESTY . 45.
... you must not look . " ( e ) There is no paradox , however palpable it may ap- pear , between this line , and the one in which the witch's But if every future year , Thou'ldst pass in prayer CANTO II . LAST MINSTREL , TRAVESTY . 45.
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... Prayer know I simply one : For when a needle pricks my toe , Which to the breeches - band I sew , Kneeling , I cry ... prayers , I am the worst ; So 46 CANTO II . * THE LAY OF THE.
... Prayer know I simply one : For when a needle pricks my toe , Which to the breeches - band I sew , Kneeling , I cry ... prayers , I am the worst ; So 46 CANTO II . * THE LAY OF THE.
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Sir Walter Scott. Of all prayers , I am the worst ; So speed me my errand , or go and be curst . " - VII . Again on Billy looked the Beldam old , And again she blew her nose , I ween ; For she had herself been by magic told , That not ...
Sir Walter Scott. Of all prayers , I am the worst ; So speed me my errand , or go and be curst . " - VII . Again on Billy looked the Beldam old , And again she blew her nose , I ween ; For she had herself been by magic told , That not ...
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