The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2 |
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Page 1968
... o'er : I'll tell you all about the Ball To the Naypaulase Ambassador . Begor ! this fête all balls does bate , At which I've worn a pump , and I Must here relate the splendthor great Of th ' Oriental Company . These men of sinse ...
... o'er : I'll tell you all about the Ball To the Naypaulase Ambassador . Begor ! this fête all balls does bate , At which I've worn a pump , and I Must here relate the splendthor great Of th ' Oriental Company . These men of sinse ...
Page 2001
... o'er and o'er . They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim : They heaved in John Barleycorn , There let him sink or swim . They laid him out upon the floor , To work him further woe : And still , as signs of life appeared ...
... o'er and o'er . They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim : They heaved in John Barleycorn , There let him sink or swim . They laid him out upon the floor , To work him further woe : And still , as signs of life appeared ...
Page 2002
... O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle . Wit's electric flame Ne'er so swiftly passes As when through the frame It shoots from brimming glasses . Fill the bumper fair ! Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a ...
... O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle . Wit's electric flame Ne'er so swiftly passes As when through the frame It shoots from brimming glasses . Fill the bumper fair ! Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a ...
Page 2003
... O'er the flame within us . Fill the bumper fair ! Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle . Thomas Moore [ 1779-1852 ] " WREATHE THE BOWL ” WREATHE the bowl With flowers of soul , The brightest Wit can find ...
... O'er the flame within us . Fill the bumper fair ! Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle . Thomas Moore [ 1779-1852 ] " WREATHE THE BOWL ” WREATHE the bowl With flowers of soul , The brightest Wit can find ...
Page 2027
... o'er- My Captain Don Alonzo Estabán San Salvador . " And as over that Madeira the captain - general boozed , It seemed to him as if his head was getting quite confused ; For it happened that some morphine had travelled from " the store ...
... o'er- My Captain Don Alonzo Estabán San Salvador . " And as over that Madeira the captain - general boozed , It seemed to him as if his head was getting quite confused ; For it happened that some morphine had travelled from " the store ...
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