A Choice of Comic and Curious VerseJohn Michael Cohen |
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... gave me a good character , But said I could not swim . He sent them word I had not gone , ( We know it to be true ) : If she should push the matter on , What would become of you ? I gave her one , they gave him two , You gave us three ...
... gave me a good character , But said I could not swim . He sent them word I had not gone , ( We know it to be true ) : If she should push the matter on , What would become of you ? I gave her one , they gave him two , You gave us three ...
Page 200
... gave the tramp a daddy , which it was his level best ; Other people , havin ' heard him , soon to charity inclined - One giver soon makes twenty if you only get their wind . The first who gave the dollar led the other one about , And at ...
... gave the tramp a daddy , which it was his level best ; Other people , havin ' heard him , soon to charity inclined - One giver soon makes twenty if you only get their wind . The first who gave the dollar led the other one about , And at ...
Page 373
... gave the brass for burnishing , He gave the thick red baize , He gave the new addition , Pull'd down the dull old aisle , - To pave the sweet transition He gave th ' encaustic tile . Of marble brown and veinéd He did the pulpit make 373 ...
... gave the brass for burnishing , He gave the thick red baize , He gave the new addition , Pull'd down the dull old aisle , - To pave the sweet transition He gave th ' encaustic tile . Of marble brown and veinéd He did the pulpit make 373 ...
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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