The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... young men who move in the very first ranks , Are by no means confined to the land of the Franks . Be this as it will , In the general , still , Though blame him we must , It is really but just To our lively young friend , François ...
... young men who move in the very first ranks , Are by no means confined to the land of the Franks . Be this as it will , In the general , still , Though blame him we must , It is really but just To our lively young friend , François ...
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... young men , " To fill up the gaps Which , through sundry mishaps , Had been made in his ranks by a certain " Great Condé , " A General unrivall'd at least in his own day- Whose valour was such , That he did not care much If he fought ...
... young men , " To fill up the gaps Which , through sundry mishaps , Had been made in his ranks by a certain " Great Condé , " A General unrivall'd at least in his own day- Whose valour was such , That he did not care much If he fought ...
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... Young or old , they experience , in country or city , What ' s clearly not Love - yet it ' s warmer than Pity- And some such a feeling , no doubt , ' tis that stays The hand you may see that old Jezebel raise , Arm'd with the blade , So ...
... Young or old , they experience , in country or city , What ' s clearly not Love - yet it ' s warmer than Pity- And some such a feeling , no doubt , ' tis that stays The hand you may see that old Jezebel raise , Arm'd with the blade , So ...
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... young Mousquetaire ! - The knife , that was levell'd , erewhile at his throat , Is employ'd now in ripping the lace from his coat , And from what , I suppose , I must call his culotte ; And his pockets , no doubt , Being turn'd inside ...
... young Mousquetaire ! - The knife , that was levell'd , erewhile at his throat , Is employ'd now in ripping the lace from his coat , And from what , I suppose , I must call his culotte ; And his pockets , no doubt , Being turn'd inside ...
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... young man ' s laid up with a wound in his knee : And a Lady sits there , On a rush - bottom'd chair , To hand him the mixtures his doctors prepare , And a bit of lump - sugar to make matters square ; Above all , when the Lady ' s ...
... young man ' s laid up with a wound in his knee : And a Lady sits there , On a rush - bottom'd chair , To hand him the mixtures his doctors prepare , And a bit of lump - sugar to make matters square ; Above all , when the Lady ' s ...
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