The Cabinet of Momus: A Choice Selection of Humorous PoemsDesilver, 1827 - 136 strán (strany) |
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... cry'd razors up and down , And offer'd twelve for eighteen pence ; Which certainly seem'd wond'rous cheap , And , for the money , quite a heap , As ev'ry man would buy , with cash and sense , 5 . A country Bumpkin the great offer heard ...
... cry'd razors up and down , And offer'd twelve for eighteen pence ; Which certainly seem'd wond'rous cheap , And , for the money , quite a heap , As ev'ry man would buy , with cash and sense , 5 . A country Bumpkin the great offer heard ...
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... - vous , To start from her chair , and cry Mercy preserve us ! While he , keeping closely his lesson in view , Cry'd ' Mercy ' preserve us , and pickle us too ! ' A MEDICINE FOR THE LADIES . MISS Molly , a Whimsical Mal-Entendu,
... - vous , To start from her chair , and cry Mercy preserve us ! While he , keeping closely his lesson in view , Cry'd ' Mercy ' preserve us , and pickle us too ! ' A MEDICINE FOR THE LADIES . MISS Molly , a Whimsical Mal-Entendu,
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... cry'd ; which some deny'd , But said the earth had quaked : And girls and boys with hideous noise , Ran through the town half naked . Sir William * he , snug as a flea , Lay all this time a snoring ; Nor dreamt of harm , as he lay warm ...
... cry'd ; which some deny'd , But said the earth had quaked : And girls and boys with hideous noise , Ran through the town half naked . Sir William * he , snug as a flea , Lay all this time a snoring ; Nor dreamt of harm , as he lay warm ...
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... cry'd , ' Can you doubt in a case that's so plain ? Be guided by me , and you'll ne'er doubt again : The plea of the plaintiff rests wholly on this ; In fishing him up he takes it amiss , That Charlot manœuvred with so little skill , So ...
... cry'd , ' Can you doubt in a case that's so plain ? Be guided by me , and you'll ne'er doubt again : The plea of the plaintiff rests wholly on this ; In fishing him up he takes it amiss , That Charlot manœuvred with so little skill , So ...
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... cry'd What makes it , pray , so hard ?? the dame reply'd , Low curtsying , ' Please your majesty , the apple . ' Very astonishing , indeed ! strange thing ! ( Turning the dumpling round , rejoin'd the king ) " Tis most extraordinary ...
... cry'd What makes it , pray , so hard ?? the dame reply'd , Low curtsying , ' Please your majesty , the apple . ' Very astonishing , indeed ! strange thing ! ( Turning the dumpling round , rejoin'd the king ) " Tis most extraordinary ...
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answer'd APOTHECARY begg'd Bolus call'd CANUTE Charlot cries cry'd d'ye damn'd Darby deacon dead dear death devil DIBDIN dread e'er ears EPIGRAM EPITAPH eunuch ev'ry exclaim'd eyes face fair FAKENHAM fear fellow Fol de riddle folks fond Frenchman FRENEAU FROGS ghost Good-natur'd grace head heart Hodge horse KEGS kind Gentlemen King knave lady lawyer lodges look'd lord Madam Margate master meend MOMUS Monsieur Kaniferstane Monsieur Tonson ne'er neighbour never Newcastle upon Tyne night Numps o'er once pickles PINDAR pleas'd poor pray pretty prize quoth Ranger razors reply'd resolv'd riddle lol rogue roll'd round SABBATH-DAY CHACE sare seem'd seiz'd shave shew shilling sigh soon soul sure swear sweet tell thee thing thou thought Tom King tongue took TRICKS TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS turn'd Twas verger weasel WHIPSTITCH wife Zounds
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Strana 109 - But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. A traveller came to the Well of St. Keyne...
Strana 113 - So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning ; While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship...
Strana 109 - And there was not a cloud in the sky. He drank of the water so cool and clear, For thirsty and hot was he, And he sat down upon the bank, Under the willow-tree.
Strana 110 - quoth he, " For an if thou hast a wife, The happiest draught thou hast drank this day That ever thou didst in thy life. " Or has thy good woman, if one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been ? For an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drank of the Well of St Keyne.
Strana 114 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Strana 7 - As in a maze 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. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said,
Strana 9 - A hundred men with each a pen, Or more upon my word, sir, It is most true would be too few, Their valor to record, sir.
Strana vi - His muzzle, formed of opposition stuff, Firm as a Foxite, would not lose its ruff; So kept it, laughing at the steel and suds. Hodge, in a passion, stretched his angry jaws, Vowing the direst vengeance, with clenched claws, On the vile cheat that sold the goods. " Razors ! A mean, confounded dog ! Not fit to scrape a hog...