The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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Page 159
... Gill , lost his life here in the early part of the present ( last ) century , while in pursuit of a smuggler . A fog ... Exciseman Gill should get scent of the prey , And should come , and should catch us here , what would he say ...
... Gill , lost his life here in the early part of the present ( last ) century , while in pursuit of a smuggler . A fog ... Exciseman Gill should get scent of the prey , And should come , and should catch us here , what would he say ...
Page 160
... Exciseman Gill , ho ! ho ! When out from the turn Of the road to Herne , Comes Gill , wide awake to the whole concern ! Exciseman Gill , in all his pride , With his Custom - house officers all at his side ! -They were called Custom ...
... Exciseman Gill , ho ! ho ! When out from the turn Of the road to Herne , Comes Gill , wide awake to the whole concern ! Exciseman Gill , in all his pride , With his Custom - house officers all at his side ! -They were called Custom ...
Page 161
... Exciseman Gill , — He sticks to the skirts of Smuggler Bill ! Smuggler Bill is six feet high , He has curling locks , and a roving eye , He has a tongue , and he has a smile Train'd the female heart to beguile , And there is not a ...
... Exciseman Gill , — He sticks to the skirts of Smuggler Bill ! Smuggler Bill is six feet high , He has curling locks , and a roving eye , He has a tongue , and he has a smile Train'd the female heart to beguile , And there is not a ...
Page 162
... Exciseman Gill . Down Chistlett Lane , so free and so fleet Rides Smuggler Bill , and away to Up - street ; Sarre ... Exciseman Gill lags far behind . 22 " I would give my soul , " quoth Exciseman 162 A LEGEND OF THANET .
... Exciseman Gill . Down Chistlett Lane , so free and so fleet Rides Smuggler Bill , and away to Up - street ; Sarre ... Exciseman Gill lags far behind . 22 " I would give my soul , " quoth Exciseman 162 A LEGEND OF THANET .
Page 163
... Exciseman Gill , " For a nag that would catch that Smuggler Bill ! No matter for blood , no matter for bone , No matter for colour , bay , brown or roan , So I had but one ! " A voice cried " Done ! " " Ay , dun , " said Exciseman ...
... Exciseman Gill , " For a nag that would catch that Smuggler Bill ! No matter for blood , no matter for bone , No matter for colour , bay , brown or roan , So I had but one ! " A voice cried " Done ! " " Ay , dun , " said Exciseman ...
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Abbey Auto-da-fé Bassanio Blois 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 ev'ry Exciseman Gill fair fancy Father fear Fiddle-de-dee Foix folks Foot-page François Xavier Auguste Friar gentleman Ghost gone Grace grey hand head heard Holy INGOLDSBY LEGENDS King knee Lady 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 sits smile Smuggler Bill sure as fate tell terrible thee There's thing Thomas Ingoldsby thou thought turn'd twas Uncle walk ween words young