The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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Page 8
... turn'd on his face , and went off in a fit ! Yes ! -a Battle ' s a very fine thing while you're fighting , These same Ups - and - Downs are so very exciting . But a sombre sight is a Battle - field To the sad survivor's sorrowing eye ...
... turn'd on his face , and went off in a fit ! Yes ! -a Battle ' s a very fine thing while you're fighting , These same Ups - and - Downs are so very exciting . But a sombre sight is a Battle - field To the sad survivor's sorrowing eye ...
Page 10
... turn'd twenty - three , Above all when laid up with a wound in the knee , Which affects female hearts , in no common degree , With emotions in which many feelings combine , Very easy to fancy , though hard to define ; Ugly or pretty ...
... turn'd twenty - three , Above all when laid up with a wound in the knee , Which affects female hearts , in no common degree , With emotions in which many feelings combine , Very easy to fancy , though hard to define ; Ugly or pretty ...
Page 11
... turn'd inside out , That his mouchoir and gloves may be put " up the spout , " ( For of coin , you may well conceive , all she can do Fails to ferret out even a single écu ; ) As a muscular Giant would handle an elf , The virago at last ...
... turn'd inside out , That his mouchoir and gloves may be put " up the spout , " ( For of coin , you may well conceive , all she can do Fails to ferret out even a single écu ; ) As a muscular Giant would handle an elf , The virago at last ...
Page 20
... turn'd up his eyes , And he thought with himself that he could not do less Than lay the whole matter before the whole Mess . Repetition's detestable ; - So , as you ' re best able Paint to yourself the effect at the Mess - table- How ...
... turn'd up his eyes , And he thought with himself that he could not do less Than lay the whole matter before the whole Mess . Repetition's detestable ; - So , as you ' re best able Paint to yourself the effect at the Mess - table- How ...
Page 37
... Turn'd pale , and then red , Growing faint at this sudden proposal to wed , As though his abruptness , in " popping the question. * " Sardanapalus " and " Boots , " the Zenith and Nadir of human society . * Nec imbellem feroces ...
... Turn'd pale , and then red , Growing faint at this sudden proposal to wed , As though his abruptness , in " popping the question. * " Sardanapalus " and " Boots , " the Zenith and Nadir of human society . * Nec imbellem feroces ...
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