The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... Ev'ry limb , nerve , and muscle grew stiff as a post , - His jaw dropp'd - his eyes Swell'd to twice their own size- And he stood as a pointer would stand - at 22 A LEGEND OF FRANCE .
... Ev'ry limb , nerve , and muscle grew stiff as a post , - His jaw dropp'd - his eyes Swell'd to twice their own size- And he stood as a pointer would stand - at 22 A LEGEND OF FRANCE .
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... ev'ry screw ! And now comes the moment the watches and clocks All point to eleven ! -the bolts and the locks Give way - and the party turn out their bag - fox ! - With step noiseless and light , Though half in a fright , " A cup in her ...
... ev'ry screw ! And now comes the moment the watches and clocks All point to eleven ! -the bolts and the locks Give way - and the party turn out their bag - fox ! - With step noiseless and light , Though half in a fright , " A cup in her ...
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... Ev'ry hair that he has standing up on his head , As when , Agnes des Moulins first catching his view Now right , and now left , rapid glances he threw , Then shriek'd with a wild and unearthly halloo , " Mon Dieu ! v'la deux !! BY THE ...
... Ev'ry hair that he has standing up on his head , As when , Agnes des Moulins first catching his view Now right , and now left , rapid glances he threw , Then shriek'd with a wild and unearthly halloo , " Mon Dieu ! v'la deux !! BY THE ...
Page 60
... ev'ry young wife - seeking Bachelor's ear A maxim , ' bove all other stories , this one drums , " PITCH GREEK TO OLD HARRY , AND STICK TO CONUN- DRUMS !! " To new - married Ladies this lesson it teaches , " You're ' no that far wrong ...
... ev'ry young wife - seeking Bachelor's ear A maxim , ' bove all other stories , this one drums , " PITCH GREEK TO OLD HARRY , AND STICK TO CONUN- DRUMS !! " To new - married Ladies this lesson it teaches , " You're ' no that far wrong ...
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... ev'ry gun bang goes ; And all the way through , from Gibraltar to Biscay , Figueras and Sherry make all the Dons frisky , ( Save Moore's " Blakes and O'Donnells , " who stick to the All the day long The dance and the song Continue ...
... ev'ry gun bang goes ; And all the way through , from Gibraltar to Biscay , Figueras and Sherry make all the Dons frisky , ( Save Moore's " Blakes and O'Donnells , " who stick to the All the day long The dance and the song Continue ...
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