 | Fred Lewis Pattee - American literature - 1922 - 1086 pages
...ditty, Strange things I'll tell which late befel In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, /s poets say, S Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, I0 He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating... | |
 | Frederick Clarke Prescott, John Herbert Nelson - American literature - 1925 - 302 pages
...friend, Trill forth harmonious ditty, Strange things I'll tell which late befel In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was...on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Edward Douglas Snyder - American literature - 1927 - 1288 pages
...ditty: Strange things I'll tell, which late befell In Philadelphia city. Twas early day, as poets say, s Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, ю He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - Literary Criticism - 1898 - 684 pages
...friend, Trill forth harmonious ditty, Strange things I'll tell which late befel In Philadelphia city. Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was...on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - United States - 1901 - 692 pages
...friend, Trill forth harmonious ditty, Strange things I'll tell which late befel In Philadelphia city. Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was...on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating... | |
 | United States. Adjutant-General's Office - 1933 - 788 pages
...friend Trill forth harmonious ditty; Strange things I'll tell, which late befell In Philadelphia city. Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was...stood on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. * * * A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First rubbed his eyes in great... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel - United States - 1946 - 472 pages
...publication was given a poem about the affair. Here's some of it: 'Twas early day as poets say, Just as the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood , And saw a sight surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of... | |
 | Robert Caruthers Duncan - Submarine mines - 1962 - 196 pages
...Strange things I'll tell what late befell In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just as the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, (The truth can't be denied, sir,) He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating... | |
 | United States. Naval History Division - United States - 2005 - 1606 pages
...friend Trill forth harmonious ditty; Strange things I'll tell, which late befel In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as Poets say, Just when the sun was...rising; A soldier stood on a log of wood And saw a sight surprising. As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be deny'd, Sir; He spy'da score of... | |
 | George White - Georgia - 2011 - 852 pages
...friend Trill forth harmonious ditty : Strange things I'll tell, which late befell In Philadelphia city. 'Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on log of wood, And *aw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, (Trie troth can't be denied,... | |
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Twas early day, as poets say, Just when the sun was rising, A soldier stood on a log of wood, And saw a thing surprising. As in amaze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, sir, He spied a score of kegs or more Come floating down the tide, sir.... 
