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, The Cabinet of Momus: A Choice Selection of Humorous Poems - Página 71827 - 136 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
| William Thomas Roberts Saffell - 1864 - 142 páginas
...floating down the tide, sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, this strange appearance viewing, First rubbed his eyes in great surprise, then said, some mischief's brewing. These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, packed up like pickled herring, And have come down to storm the town in... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 714 páginas
...floating down the tide, sir. A sailor too iu jerkin blue. This strange appearance viewing, Fii«t damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said, " Some mischief's brewing. "These kegs. I'm told, the rebels hold, Paek'd up like pickled hen ing; And they're come down t' attack the town,... | |
| Wayne E. Burton - 1867 - 674 páginas
...great surprise, Then said, " Some mischiefs brewing. 41 These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Packed up like pickled herring ; And they're come down t' attack the town, In this new way of ferrying." The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes... | |
| 1876 - 754 páginas
...floating down the tide, sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First rubbed his eyes in great surprise, Then said, " Some mischief's brewing. " These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, 1'acked up like pickled herring; And they've come down t'attack the town,... | |
| Edwin Hodder - 1881 - 658 páginas
...all through the colonies, and formed the subject of a very popular poem : — " These kegs, I'm told, the rebels bold Pack'd up like pickled herring; And...they're come down t' attack the town In this new way of ferrying." Early in the eighteenth century, when the Irish were beginning to come over, and were characterised... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1882 - 984 páginas
...in great surprise, Then said some mischief 's brewing. These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold Packed up like pickled herring; And they're come down t' attack the town, In this new way of ferrying. The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes,... | |
| John Fanning Watson - 1887 - 692 páginas
...following jeu d'e&prit upon the occasion. I give an extract : Those kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Pack'd up like pickled herring; And they're come down t 'attack the town In this new way of ferrying. The soldier flew, the sailor too, And, scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes... | |
| Henry Clay Watson - 1888 - 218 páginas
...floating down the tide, sirs. "A sailor too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First rubbed his eyes in great surprise, Then said, ' Some mischief's brewing. "'These kegs now hold the rebels bold Packed up like pickled herring; And they're come down to attack the town, In this new way of ferrying.'... | |
| Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1889 - 516 páginas
...said : " Some mischief's brewing 1" " These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Packed up like pickling herring ; And they're come down t' attack the town, In this new way of ferrying." The soldier flew, the sailor, too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes... | |
| Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1889 - 558 páginas
...floating down the tide, sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, This strange appearance viewing, First damned his eyes, in great surprise, Then said : " Some mischief's brewing !" " These kegs, I'm told, the rebels hold, Packed up like pickling herring ; And they're come down t' attack the town.... | |
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