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“ That was bad , ' said I ; ' No , not so bad , ' said he : ' For we agreed that he the house should keep , And give to me four score of Yorkshire sheep All fat , and fair , and fine , they were to be .
“ That was bad , ' said I ; ' No , not so bad , ' said he : ' For we agreed that he the house should keep , And give to me four score of Yorkshire sheep All fat , and fair , and fine , they were to be .
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DAVID GARRICK Polly Perkins I am a broken - hearted milkman , in grief I'm arrayed , Through keeping of the company of a young servant maid , Who lived on board and wages the house to keep clean In a gentleman's family near Paddington ...
DAVID GARRICK Polly Perkins I am a broken - hearted milkman , in grief I'm arrayed , Through keeping of the company of a young servant maid , Who lived on board and wages the house to keep clean In a gentleman's family near Paddington ...
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Dorking fowls delights to send , Mr Yonghy - Bonghy - Bò ! Keep , oh ! keep your chairs and candle , And your jug without a handle , - a I can merely be your friend ! - Should my Jones more Dorkings send , I will give you three ...
Dorking fowls delights to send , Mr Yonghy - Bonghy - Bò ! Keep , oh ! keep your chairs and candle , And your jug without a handle , - a I can merely be your friend ! - Should my Jones more Dorkings send , I will give you three ...
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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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