A Choice of Comic and Curious VerseJohn Michael Cohen |
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... gone to fish , for his Aunt Jobiska's Runcible Cat with crimson whiskers ! ' But before he touched the shore , The shore of the Bristol Channel , A sea - green Porpoise carried away His wrapper of scarlet flannel . And when he came to ...
... gone to fish , for his Aunt Jobiska's Runcible Cat with crimson whiskers ! ' But before he touched the shore , The shore of the Bristol Channel , A sea - green Porpoise carried away His wrapper of scarlet flannel . And when he came to ...
Page 90
... gone to the cunning man : ' No , ' said I , ' ' tis the same thing , the CHAPLAIN will be here anon . ' So the Chaplain came in . Now the servants say he is my sweetheart , Because he's always in my chamber , and I always take his part ...
... gone to the cunning man : ' No , ' said I , ' ' tis the same thing , the CHAPLAIN will be here anon . ' So the Chaplain came in . Now the servants say he is my sweetheart , Because he's always in my chamber , and I always take his part ...
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... gone by , ' But now you never sing at all ; ' I wish you'd tell me why : ' For if you would , the silvery sound ' Would please the shrimps and cockles round , ' And all the crabs would gladly come " To hear you sing , " Ah , Hum di Hum ...
... gone by , ' But now you never sing at all ; ' I wish you'd tell me why : ' For if you would , the silvery sound ' Would please the shrimps and cockles round , ' And all the crabs would gladly come " To hear you sing , " Ah , Hum di Hum ...
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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