The Ingoldsby Legends: Or, Mirth and Marvels, Volume 2G. Routledge, 1889 |
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... and not his sister . I would gladly rectify the error , but then , what am I to do for a rhyme ? -On the whole , I fear I must content myself , like So St. Foix might have wrote No dissimilar note , A LEGEND OF FRANCE . 13.
... and not his sister . I would gladly rectify the error , but then , what am I to do for a rhyme ? -On the whole , I fear I must content myself , like So St. Foix might have wrote No dissimilar note , A LEGEND OF FRANCE . 13.
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... , With its sickly appearance , that trenches so near On what Homer defines the complexion of Fear ; Χλωοον δεος , I mean , A nasty pale green , Though for want of some word that may better avail 22 THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE .
... , With its sickly appearance , that trenches so near On what Homer defines the complexion of Fear ; Χλωοον δεος , I mean , A nasty pale green , Though for want of some word that may better avail 22 THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE .
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... fears , some with sneers . How the Sieur de la Roue Said to Count Cordon Blue , " Ma foi - c'est bien drôle - Monseigneur , what say you ? " - How Count Cordon Bleu Declared he " thought so too 32 THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE .
... fears , some with sneers . How the Sieur de la Roue Said to Count Cordon Blue , " Ma foi - c'est bien drôle - Monseigneur , what say you ? " - How Count Cordon Bleu Declared he " thought so too 32 THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE .
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... fear by his looks , Our friend François Xavier has popp'd off the hooks ! " ' Twas too true ! Malheureux !! It was done ! -he had ended his earthly career , - He had gone off at once with a flea in his ear ; -The Black Mousquetaire was ...
... fear by his looks , Our friend François Xavier has popp'd off the hooks ! " ' Twas too true ! Malheureux !! It was done ! -he had ended his earthly career , - He had gone off at once with a flea in his ear ; -The Black Mousquetaire was ...
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... fear , All his neighbours pronounced him a preux chevalier . Despite these perfections , corporeal and mental , He had one slight defect , viz . , a rather lean rental ; Besides , as ' tis own'd there are spots in the sun , So it must ...
... fear , All his neighbours pronounced him a preux chevalier . Despite these perfections , corporeal and mental , He had one slight defect , viz . , a rather lean rental ; Besides , as ' tis own'd there are spots in the sun , So it must ...
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