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And that's the way ' ( he gave a wink ) ' ' By which I get my wealth - And very gladly will I drink Your Honour's noble health . ' - I heard him then , for I had just Completed my design To keep the Menai bridge from rust By boiling it ...
And that's the way ' ( he gave a wink ) ' ' By which I get my wealth - And very gladly will I drink Your Honour's noble health . ' - I heard him then , for I had just Completed my design To keep the Menai bridge from rust By boiling it ...
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Inscribed on a Pint - Pot There are several reasons for drinking , And one has just entered my head ; If a man cannot drink when he's living How the Hell can he drink when he's dead ? ANON . On a Vicious Person He called thee vicious ...
Inscribed on a Pint - Pot There are several reasons for drinking , And one has just entered my head ; If a man cannot drink when he's living How the Hell can he drink when he's dead ? ANON . On a Vicious Person He called thee vicious ...
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On Ale Of this strange drink , so like the Stygian lake , Which men call Ale , I know not what to make . Folk drink it thick and void it very thin . Therefore much dregs must needs remain within . ANON . John sobbed and whimpered when ...
On Ale Of this strange drink , so like the Stygian lake , Which men call Ale , I know not what to make . Folk drink it thick and void it very thin . Therefore much dregs must needs remain within . ANON . John sobbed and whimpered when ...
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| Title | A Choice of Comic and Curious Verse |
| Editor | John Michael Cohen |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Allen Lane, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0713914718, 9780713914719 |
| Length | 469 pages |
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