The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... Old Nick had kick'd him . She , poor sinner , Grows thinner and thinner , Leaves off eating breakfast , and luncheon , and dinner , Till you ' d really suppose she could have nothing in her.- One evening - ' twas just as the clock ...
... Old Nick had kick'd him . She , poor sinner , Grows thinner and thinner , Leaves off eating breakfast , and luncheon , and dinner , Till you ' d really suppose she could have nothing in her.- One evening - ' twas just as the clock ...
Page 28
... Old Nick's grinning up in the corner . But painting's an art I confess I am raw in , The fact is , I never took lessons in drawing , Had I done so , instead Of the lines you have read , I'd have giv'n you a sketch should have fill'd ...
... Old Nick's grinning up in the corner . But painting's an art I confess I am raw in , The fact is , I never took lessons in drawing , Had I done so , instead Of the lines you have read , I'd have giv'n you a sketch should have fill'd ...
Page 38
... Old Nick , caught him up in one hand , though no light one , Sprang up through the waves , popp'd him into his funny , Which some others already had half - fill'd with money ; In fact , ' twas so heavily laden with ore And pearls ...
... Old Nick , caught him up in one hand , though no light one , Sprang up through the waves , popp'd him into his funny , Which some others already had half - fill'd with money ; In fact , ' twas so heavily laden with ore And pearls ...
Page 167
... old folks talk Of that quarry of chalk ; Or go over it's rather too far for ... old Gill Grappling the Ghost of Smuggler Bill , And the Ghost of the ... Nick To take folks at their word is remarkably quick . " Another sound maxim ...
... old folks talk Of that quarry of chalk ; Or go over it's rather too far for ... old Gill Grappling the Ghost of Smuggler Bill , And the Ghost of the ... Nick To take folks at their word is remarkably quick . " Another sound maxim ...
Page 229
... Nicholas ! down on your knee , And hand me that curly - wig'd boy ! -I command it- Come ! -none of your nonsense ! -you know I won't stand it . " Old Nicholas trembled , he shook in his shoes , And seem'd half inclined , but afraid , to ...
... Nicholas ! down on your knee , And hand me that curly - wig'd boy ! -I command it- Come ! -none of your nonsense ! -you know I won't stand it . " Old Nicholas trembled , he shook in his shoes , And seem'd half inclined , but afraid , to ...
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Abbey Auto-da-fé Bassanio Bloudie Jacke Bolton Hall brow call'd Compline Cook cried curly-wig'd dapple-grey dear declare deuce Devil Dol-drum the Manager e'en Entry dark ev'ry Exciseman Gill fair fancy Father fear Fiddle-de-dee Foix folks Foot-page François Xavier Auguste Friar gentleman Ghost gone grey hand head heard Holy INGOLDSBY LEGENDS King knee Lady late LEGEND little vulgar Boy look look'd Lord Matcham Monks morning Mousquetaire naughty ne'er Netley never night nose o'er Old Nick Old Woman once pington poor Pope pray pretty round Saint SAINT MEDARD Salisbury Plain scarce Scroope seem'd seen Shirt Shylock sigh sight Simpkinson Sir Ingoldsby Bray Sir Rupert smile Smuggler Bill sure as fate tell terrible thee There's thing Thomas Ingoldsby thou thought turn'd twas Uncle walk ween word young