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He could reduce all things to Acts And knew their Natures by Abstracts , Where Entity and Quiddity The Ghosts of defunct Bodies flie ; Where Truth in Person does appear , Like words congeal'd in Northern Air . He knew what's what ...
He could reduce all things to Acts And knew their Natures by Abstracts , Where Entity and Quiddity The Ghosts of defunct Bodies flie ; Where Truth in Person does appear , Like words congeal'd in Northern Air . He knew what's what ...
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And nobody ever knew From that dark day to the present , Whoso had taken the Pobble's toes , In a manner so far from pleasant . Whether the shrimps or crawfish gray , Or crafty Mermaids stole them away- Nobody knew ; and nobody knows ...
And nobody ever knew From that dark day to the present , Whoso had taken the Pobble's toes , In a manner so far from pleasant . Whether the shrimps or crawfish gray , Or crafty Mermaids stole them away- Nobody knew ; and nobody knows ...
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The scene that ensued Was disgraceful to view , For the floor it was strewed With a tolerable few Of the ' tips ' that Tom Crib had been hiding For the ' subject he partially knew ' . a On the cuff of his shirt He had managed to get ...
The scene that ensued Was disgraceful to view , For the floor it was strewed With a tolerable few Of the ' tips ' that Tom Crib had been hiding For the ' subject he partially knew ' . a On the cuff of his shirt He had managed to get ...
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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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