The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... round , if you will but abide her . " Then another great Rob , Called " White - headed Bob , " Whom I once saw receive such a thump on the " nob " From a fist which might almost an elephant brain , That I really believed , at the first ...
... round , if you will but abide her . " Then another great Rob , Called " White - headed Bob , " Whom I once saw receive such a thump on the " nob " From a fist which might almost an elephant brain , That I really believed , at the first ...
Page 38
... Round her finely - form'd waist He immediately placed 99 One arm , which the lady most closely embraced , Of her lily - white fingers the other made capture , And he press'd his adored to his bosom with rapture . " And , oh ! " he ...
... Round her finely - form'd waist He immediately placed 99 One arm , which the lady most closely embraced , Of her lily - white fingers the other made capture , And he press'd his adored to his bosom with rapture . " And , oh ! " he ...
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... round to the door , And Bassanio , though , doubtless , he thought it a bore , Gave his lady one kiss , and then started at score . But scarce in his flight Had he got out of sight Ere Portia , addressing a groom , said , " My lad you a ...
... round to the door , And Bassanio , though , doubtless , he thought it a bore , Gave his lady one kiss , and then started at score . But scarce in his flight Had he got out of sight Ere Portia , addressing a groom , said , " My lad you a ...
Page 73
... round your collar instead of a laced band , — A few nettles tuck'd into your Majesty's waistband , -- Asafoetida mix'd with your bouquet and civet , I'll warrant you'll find yourself right as a trivet ! ” " Pooh ! pooh ! I tell you ...
... round your collar instead of a laced band , — A few nettles tuck'd into your Majesty's waistband , -- Asafoetida mix'd with your bouquet and civet , I'll warrant you'll find yourself right as a trivet ! ” " Pooh ! pooh ! I tell you ...
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... round ! With jibe and jeer , and mock , and scoff , I twisted it on - till I twisted it off ! -- All the King's Doctors and all the King's Men Can't put fair Alice's head on agen ! " ' Well - a - day ! well - a - day ! Sir Ingoldsby ...
... round ! With jibe and jeer , and mock , and scoff , I twisted it on - till I twisted it off ! -- All the King's Doctors and all the King's Men Can't put fair Alice's head on agen ! " ' Well - a - day ! well - a - day ! Sir Ingoldsby ...
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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