The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... SALISBURY PLAIN . * R 11 > *** 1 . H , Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare , At least so I've heard many people declare , For I fairly confess I never was there ; 4 Not a shrub nor a tree , Nor a bush can you see ; No hedges , no ditches ...
... SALISBURY PLAIN . * R 11 > *** 1 . H , Salisbury Plain is bleak and bare , At least so I've heard many people declare , For I fairly confess I never was there ; 4 Not a shrub nor a tree , Nor a bush can you see ; No hedges , no ditches ...
Page 196
... his failure in height , He was just such a man as you'd say , at first sight , You would much rather dine , or shake hands , with than fight ! The other , his friend and companion , was taller 196 A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN .
... his failure in height , He was just such a man as you'd say , at first sight , You would much rather dine , or shake hands , with than fight ! The other , his friend and companion , was taller 196 A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN .
Page 197
... Salisbury Plain ; And when with a good soaking shower there are blended Blue lightnings and thunder , the matter's not mended ; Such was the case In this wild dreary place , On the day that I'm speaking of now , when the brace Of trav ...
... Salisbury Plain ; And when with a good soaking shower there are blended Blue lightnings and thunder , the matter's not mended ; Such was the case In this wild dreary place , On the day that I'm speaking of now , when the brace Of trav ...
Page 198
... time in their lives , in blue water ; Of course in the use of sea terms you'll not wonder If I now and then should fall into some blunder , For which Captain Chamier , or Mr. T. P. Cooke 198 A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN .
... time in their lives , in blue water ; Of course in the use of sea terms you'll not wonder If I now and then should fall into some blunder , For which Captain Chamier , or Mr. T. P. Cooke 198 A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN .
Page 200
... , steady and still , Began " spinning " what nauticals term a tough yarn , ' Viz . his tale of what Bill call'd " this precious consarn . ” * * 66 * 99 " It was in such an hour as this , 200 A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN .
... , steady and still , Began " spinning " what nauticals term a tough yarn , ' Viz . his tale of what Bill call'd " this precious consarn . ” * * 66 * 99 " It was in such an hour as this , 200 A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN .
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