The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2 |
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Page 2035
... stand by the ropes ? Or if all dainty fingers their duties might choose , Who would wash up the dishes , and polish the shoes ? Suppose every aspirant writing a book Contrived to get published , by hook or by crook ; Geologists then of ...
... stand by the ropes ? Or if all dainty fingers their duties might choose , Who would wash up the dishes , and polish the shoes ? Suppose every aspirant writing a book Contrived to get published , by hook or by crook ; Geologists then of ...
Page 2122
... - brimmed and lined with green ; My carpet - bag , my cruet - stand , that holds my sauce and soy , - Mv roast potatoes ! -all are gone ! -and so's that vulgar Boy ! I rang the bell for Mrs. Jones , for she 2122 Old Favorites.
... - brimmed and lined with green ; My carpet - bag , my cruet - stand , that holds my sauce and soy , - Mv roast potatoes ! -all are gone ! -and so's that vulgar Boy ! I rang the bell for Mrs. Jones , for she 2122 Old Favorites.
Page 2127
... stand upon Another footing now ! " " O Nelly Gray ! O Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speeches , At duty's call I ... standing in my shoes ! " I wish I ne'er had seen your face ; But now a long farewell ! For you will be my death ...
... stand upon Another footing now ! " " O Nelly Gray ! O Nelly Gray ! For all your jeering speeches , At duty's call I ... standing in my shoes ! " I wish I ne'er had seen your face ; But now a long farewell ! For you will be my death ...
Page 2144
... standing , in lying ; He cursed him in walking , in riding , in flying ; ' He cursed him in living , he cursed him in ... stand , His head was as bald as the palm of your hand ; His eye so dim , So wasted each limb , That , heedless of ...
... standing , in lying ; He cursed him in walking , in riding , in flying ; ' He cursed him in living , he cursed him in ... stand , His head was as bald as the palm of your hand ; His eye so dim , So wasted each limb , That , heedless of ...
Page 2208
... ward her people from foreign wrong : Pride and glory and honor , -all Live in the colors to stand or fali . Hats off ! Along the street there comes A blare 2208 My Country And the lion cubs twain sing the eagle's song: ...
... ward her people from foreign wrong : Pride and glory and honor , -all Live in the colors to stand or fali . Hats off ! Along the street there comes A blare 2208 My Country And the lion cubs twain sing the eagle's song: ...
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