A Choice of Comic and Curious VerseJohn Michael Cohen |
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Page 89
... comes a Tuesday without fail . ' ' Pugh , ' said I , ' but that's not the business that I ail . ' Says Cary , says he , ' I have been a servant this five and twenty years come spring , And in all the places I lived I never heard of such ...
... comes a Tuesday without fail . ' ' Pugh , ' said I , ' but that's not the business that I ail . ' Says Cary , says he , ' I have been a servant this five and twenty years come spring , And in all the places I lived I never heard of such ...
Page 195
... come and be my wife ? ' Said the Yonghy - Bonghy - Bò . ' I am tired of living singly , – On this coast so wild and ... comes too late , Mr Yonghy - Bonghy - Bò ! I would be your wife most gladly ! ' ( Here she twirled her fingers madly ) ...
... come and be my wife ? ' Said the Yonghy - Bonghy - Bò . ' I am tired of living singly , – On this coast so wild and ... comes too late , Mr Yonghy - Bonghy - Bò ! I would be your wife most gladly ! ' ( Here she twirled her fingers madly ) ...
Page 374
... come and take some with me . Now here is a fork for your pastries , And do use the couch for your feet ; I know what I wanted to ask you · Is trifle sufficient for sweet ? - Milk and then just as it comes dear ? I'm afraid the ...
... come and take some with me . Now here is a fork for your pastries , And do use the couch for your feet ; I know what I wanted to ask you · Is trifle sufficient for sweet ? - Milk and then just as it comes dear ? I'm afraid the ...
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A. G. PRYS-JONES ain't ANON beer bird bleed'n blow me eyes blue Cam-u-el CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN translated cold cried D. B. WYNDHAM LEWIS dead dear Doctor door drink father feet Finnigin Flannigan galoshes girl gone grave green hair HARRY GRAHAM head hear heard heart HILAIRE BELLOC Horny Hogan J. B. MORTON John Jones JUSTIN RICHARDSON keep King knew Lady laugh legs little vulgar Boy live look Lord Tomnoddy maid married morning MORRIS BISHOP mother never night nose o'er OGDEN NASH once Poems poor pray Punch magazine R. F. C. HULL reprinted by permission Reproduced from Punch rhyme round sing smiled song soul street sweet tell thee There's things THOMAS HOOD thou thought took Twas W. H. AUDEN wife wish Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò young