The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... scarce worth debate , Because from the date Of my tale one conclusion we safely may draw , Viz .: ' twas not François Xavier Auguste de St. Foix ! Loo ? -no ; -that he had tried ; ' Twas , in fact , his weak side , But required more ...
... scarce worth debate , Because from the date Of my tale one conclusion we safely may draw , Viz .: ' twas not François Xavier Auguste de St. Foix ! Loo ? -no ; -that he had tried ; ' Twas , in fact , his weak side , But required more ...
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... scarce sleep a wink in A week ; but sit thinking , From company shrinking- He quite gave up drinking . At the mess - table , too , where now seldom he came , Fish , fricassee , fricandeau , potage , or game , Dindon aux truffes , or ...
... scarce sleep a wink in A week ; but sit thinking , From company shrinking- He quite gave up drinking . At the mess - table , too , where now seldom he came , Fish , fricassee , fricandeau , potage , or game , Dindon aux truffes , or ...
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... scarce could hope Than this , from Mr. Alexander Pope . If ever chance should bring some Cornet gay , And pious Maid , —as , possibly , it may , — From Knightsbridge Barracks , and the shades serene Of Clapham Rise , as far as Kensal ...
... scarce could hope Than this , from Mr. Alexander Pope . If ever chance should bring some Cornet gay , And pious Maid , —as , possibly , it may , — From Knightsbridge Barracks , and the shades serene Of Clapham Rise , as far as Kensal ...
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... scarce sleep a wink in A night , but addict himself sadly to drinking , And what moralists say , Is as naughty - to play , To Rouge et Noir , Hazard , Short Whist , Ecarté ; Till these , and a few less defensible fancies Brought the ...
... scarce sleep a wink in A night , but addict himself sadly to drinking , And what moralists say , Is as naughty - to play , To Rouge et Noir , Hazard , Short Whist , Ecarté ; Till these , and a few less defensible fancies Brought the ...
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... scarce had ceased their yelling , When Rupert reach'd his old baronial dwelling . What rejoicing was there ! How the vassals did stare ! The old housekeeper put a clean shirt down to air , For she saw by her lamp That her master's was ...
... scarce had ceased their yelling , When Rupert reach'd his old baronial dwelling . What rejoicing was there ! How the vassals did stare ! The old housekeeper put a clean shirt down to air , For she saw by her lamp That her master's was ...
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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