 There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise, He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. And when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main He jumped into another bush And scratched them in again.  The American Monthly Magazine - Page 61837Full view - About this book
 | Nursery rhymes - 1833 - 154 pages
...pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot nine days old. Can you spell that with four letters ? There was a man in our town, And he was wond'rous wise, He jump'd into a bramble-bush, And scratch 'd out both his eyes ; And when he saw his eyes were out, With... | |
 | Edward Howard - Sea in literature - 1837 - 950 pages
...Peter, " there's vox et pretty nell, after all." " I will finish the rhyme to your comfort, captain." " And when he saw his eyes were out, with all his might and main, He jump'd back through the quickset hedge, and scratch'd them in again." The Captain got through the hedge,... | |
 | John Bellenden Ker - Counting-out rhymes - 1837 - 324 pages
...substantive. 35. — There was a man in Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise, Hejumpt into a quickset hedge And scratched out both his eyes; And when he saw his eyes were out And he was in great pain, He jumpt into a holly-bush And scratch'd 'em in again. 1" Hecr was er man... | |
 | John Bellenden Ker - English language - 1837 - 316 pages
...35.—There was a man in Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise, Hejumpt into a quickset hedge And scratch'd out both his eyes; And when he saw his eyes were out And he was in great pain, He jumpt into a holly-bush T' Heer was er man in tessch' all hij, End hij... | |
 | 1837 - 216 pages
...— my dearest Rosa — " " Hem !" said Peter, " there's vox et pretty ndl, after aH." >' And when ho saw his eyes were out, with all his might and main, He jump'd back through the quickset hedge, and scratch'd them iu again." The captain got through the hedge,... | |
 | United States - 1843 - 708 pages
...THF.39ALY. " There was a man of Thessaly And he was wonderous wise, He jumped into a quickset hedge, And scratched out both his eyes. " And when he saw...were out, With all his might and main, He jumped into another hedge And scratched them in again." VIH THESSALICUS. " Thessalus acer erat sapiens prœ civibus... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 520 pages
...lines : " There was a man of Thessaly, and he was wondrous wise ; He jumped into a quickset hedge, and scratched out both his eyes; And when he saw his eyes weie out, with bitter grief and pain, He jumped into another hedge, to scratch them in again." This... | |
 | 1839 - 798 pages
...of Thessaly, and he was wondrous wise, He jump'd into a quickset hedge, and scratch'd out both bia eyes , And when he saw his eyes were out, with all his might ana main, He jump'd into another hedge, and scratch'd them in again." No amusement can be more national... | |
 | Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - Caricatures and cartoons - 1859 - 570 pages
...lines : — " There was a man of Teddington, and ho was wondrous wise, Ho jumped Into a quickset-hedgo, and scratched out both his eyes ; And when he saw...were out. with all his might and main, He jumped into another hedge, and Kratched them in again." We leave Homoeopaths in the midst of this quickset-hedge,... | |
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