The Cabinet of Momus: A Choice Selection of Humorous PoemsDesilver, 1827 - 136 páginas |
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... the well known haunt to trace ; Ah , here's the scene of frequent mirth , ' he said , ' My poor old Frenchman , I suppose , is dead-- Egad , I'll knock and see who holds his place . " 36 LODGINGS FOR SINGLE GENTLEMEN . With rapid strokes ...
... the well known haunt to trace ; Ah , here's the scene of frequent mirth , ' he said , ' My poor old Frenchman , I suppose , is dead-- Egad , I'll knock and see who holds his place . " 36 LODGINGS FOR SINGLE GENTLEMEN . With rapid strokes ...
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... dead , all you drunkards must go ? Must go when we're dead ! Why , sir , you may swear , ' We shall go , one and all , where we find the best beer . ' PARODY ON ROMEO'S DESCRIPTION OF AN APOTHECARY , ( MAGAZINE OF WIT . ) I Do remember ...
... dead , all you drunkards must go ? Must go when we're dead ! Why , sir , you may swear , ' We shall go , one and all , where we find the best beer . ' PARODY ON ROMEO'S DESCRIPTION OF AN APOTHECARY , ( MAGAZINE OF WIT . ) I Do remember ...
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... dead ; And very well indeed Screw's contract sped . ! His good friend , Death , made wonderful demands , As if they ... dead-- Cuts off , with much sang froid , the head , And then to keep it safe as well as warm , He gravely puts it ...
... dead ; And very well indeed Screw's contract sped . ! His good friend , Death , made wonderful demands , As if they ... dead-- Cuts off , with much sang froid , the head , And then to keep it safe as well as warm , He gravely puts it ...
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... dead : Vestry clerk . petty constable ; sells scissars and knives , Best Virginia and buckles , collects the small tythes ; Is a treas'rer to clubs , and maker of wills ; He surveys men's estates , and vends Anderson's pills . Woollen ...
... dead : Vestry clerk . petty constable ; sells scissars and knives , Best Virginia and buckles , collects the small tythes ; Is a treas'rer to clubs , and maker of wills ; He surveys men's estates , and vends Anderson's pills . Woollen ...
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... Dead , Robinson ? dead ? or run away ? ' ' Dead , ( answer'd Robinson : ) dead , dead , dead dead ' Then , like a drooping lilly , hung his head . How ? how ? the monarch ask'd , with visage sad ,. ' By dogs , ' said Robinson , and ...
... Dead , Robinson ? dead ? or run away ? ' ' Dead , ( answer'd Robinson : ) dead , dead , dead dead ' Then , like a drooping lilly , hung his head . How ? how ? the monarch ask'd , with visage sad ,. ' By dogs , ' said Robinson , and ...
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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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Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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,
Página 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.
Página 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...