The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2 |
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Page 1959
... hand , as acknowledging thereto . " Then the father began the dark roll of iniquity , And Paddy , thereat , felt his conscience grow rickety , And he gave such a squeeze that the priest gave a roar- " Oh , murdher ! " says Paddy , " don ...
... hand , as acknowledging thereto . " Then the father began the dark roll of iniquity , And Paddy , thereat , felt his conscience grow rickety , And he gave such a squeeze that the priest gave a roar- " Oh , murdher ! " says Paddy , " don ...
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... hand in hand , on the edge of the sand , They danced by the light of the moon , The moon , The moon , They danced by the light of the moon . Edward Lear [ 1812-1888 ] THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES THE Pobble who has no tocs Had once as ...
... hand in hand , on the edge of the sand , They danced by the light of the moon , The moon , The moon , They danced by the light of the moon . Edward Lear [ 1812-1888 ] THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES THE Pobble who has no tocs Had once as ...
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... hand , now pinioned flat , Has hob - a - nobbed with Pharaoh , glass to glass ; Or dropped a halfpenny in Homer's hat ; Or doffed thine own to let Queen Dido pass ; Or held , by Solomon's own invitation , A torch at the great temple's ...
... hand , now pinioned flat , Has hob - a - nobbed with Pharaoh , glass to glass ; Or dropped a halfpenny in Homer's hat ; Or doffed thine own to let Queen Dido pass ; Or held , by Solomon's own invitation , A torch at the great temple's ...
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... hand : It was Euchre . The same He did not understand ; But he smiled , as he sat by the table , With the smile that ... hands that were played By that heathen Chinee , And the points that he made , Were quite frightful to see , - Till ...
... hand : It was Euchre . The same He did not understand ; But he smiled , as he sat by the table , With the smile that ... hands that were played By that heathen Chinee , And the points that he made , Were quite frightful to see , - Till ...
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... hand And breathing on the base rejected clay Till each dark face shone mystical and grand Against the breaking day ... hands were thrust Obscurely in a common grave with him The fair - haired keeper of their love and trust . Now limb ...
... hand And breathing on the base rejected clay Till each dark face shone mystical and grand Against the breaking day ... hands were thrust Obscurely in a common grave with him The fair - haired keeper of their love and trust . Now limb ...
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