 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said Jolm, it is my wedding day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine...dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am hi haste to dine ; Twas for your pleasure you cams here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case." Said John, " It is my wedding-day, And all the world...pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1830 - 374 pages
...your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John, it is my wedding day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine...pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...the dirt away, That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case." Said John, " It is my wedding-day, And all the world...turning to his horse, he said, " I am In haste to dine; T was for your pleasure yon came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. $ Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spoke, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John — It is my wedding-day, And all the world...pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John, It is my wedding-day, And all the world...pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John — It is my wedding-day, And all the world...pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 710 pages
...your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John, It is my wedding-da}', And all the world would stare, If wife should dine...pleasure you came here. You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John, It is my wedding-day, And all the world...pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
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My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. 
