The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Travesty. [By O. Neville.]H. Colburn, 1811 - 237 pages |
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... turned to a mouse , ( His name shall future tailors rouse ) , Has met an early bier . Bards long shall tell , How Dan Backstitch fell ! When startled neighbours fled afar , The terror of a goblin war ; When the fiends of bigamies Were ...
... turned to a mouse , ( His name shall future tailors rouse ) , Has met an early bier . Bards long shall tell , How Dan Backstitch fell ! When startled neighbours fled afar , The terror of a goblin war ; When the fiends of bigamies Were ...
Page 33
... turned him then from high - road side , And , guided by the stars , did ride . Full straight the darkened wood he crossed , And gained the height of Bellicrost : Broad on the right the one road lay , ( 0 ) And on the left another way ...
... turned him then from high - road side , And , guided by the stars , did ride . Full straight the darkened wood he crossed , And gained the height of Bellicrost : Broad on the right the one road lay , ( 0 ) And on the left another way ...
Page 49
... turning pale is not so preposterous as it may be supposed : the composition by which it is enabled to make an appearance in brown or blue when painted , might have been of a spurious sophisticated nature ; and as wood , as well as the ...
... turning pale is not so preposterous as it may be supposed : the composition by which it is enabled to make an appearance in brown or blue when painted , might have been of a spurious sophisticated nature ; and as wood , as well as the ...
Page 56
... for young ladies whose thoughts are practically turned that way ; " The sweetest bliss is not worth having , If we're by compulsion blest . " Little's Poems . XVI . " It was a night both dark and 56 CANTO II . THE LAY OF THE.
... for young ladies whose thoughts are practically turned that way ; " The sweetest bliss is not worth having , If we're by compulsion blest . " Little's Poems . XVI . " It was a night both dark and 56 CANTO II . THE LAY OF THE.
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... turned his cleric wig , And bid the Fidler take a swig ; " My boy , " he cried , " drink on , you are one of us ; Satani Societatis Socius . " The lasses fair were wont to see Their father drink religiously ; But not till then , they e ...
... turned his cleric wig , And bid the Fidler take a swig ; " My boy , " he cried , " drink on , you are one of us ; Satani Societatis Socius . " The lasses fair were wont to see Their father drink religiously ; But not till then , they e ...
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Backstitch House beg leave Beldam Bellcrost bigamy Billy of Stitchitfair Bitch blood blow bower breeches cabbage CANTO courser dead drink face the giant fair fear Fiddler fierce fight Flanaghan gallivant garden garden-gate gave Giant goblin hand head hear heard heart Holyrood hour kicked knew knock la chienne lady LAST MINSTREL listen look lovers Lucilla maid Manche Molly mouse never nigh night noble Dame nose nouse o'er oath Othello passed Pat Murphy Poem poor pray round scarce scissars seemed seen shew song soon soul spoke spright stood story stout suppose sure swore tale tear tell thee thing thou thought Tightband Tightfit Timmy told took TRAVESTY trow turned twas Twixt Vide village maid voice Walcheren walked Walter Scott ween Whilst Widow William of Stitchitfair wish Woodland cave word