 Could I from the building's top Hear the rattling thunder drop, While the devil upon the roof (If the devil be thunder-proof) Should with poker fiery red Crack the stones, and melt the lead ; Drive them down on every scull, When the den of thieves is...  A history of the city of Dublin - Page 86by sir John Thomas Gilbert - 1859Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 426 pages
...Run to hear Jack-pudden gabble ; Such a croud their ordure throws On a far lefs villain's nofe. 20 COULD I from the building's top Hear the rattling...the roof (If the devil be thunder-proof) Should with pocker fiery-red *5 Crack the ftones, and melt the lead i Drive them down on ev'ry fcnll, While the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 pages
...pcem too little by two. It c^nfifts of iji lines. 1 Ti e maror the chu ci, the farhsr from God. While While the devil upon the roof (If the devil be thunder-proof) .Should wirh poker fiery red 2J Crack the ftones, and melt the lead ; Drive them down on ev'ry fcull, While... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...Run to hear Jack-pudden gabble ; Such a crowd their ordure throws On a far lefs villain's nofe. !•. Could I from the building's top Hear the rattling...devil be thunder-proof) Should with poker fiery red. 25 Crack the ftones, and melt the lead ; i Drive Drive them down on every kail, While the den of thieves... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 pages
...Run to hear Jack-pudden gabble : Such a crowd their ordure throws On a far lefs villain's nofe. 30 Could I from the building's top Hear the rattling...devil be thunder-proof) Should with poker fiery red 25 Crack the ftones, and melt the lead ; Drive them down on every fcull, When the den of thieves is... | |
 | English poetry - 1787 - 446 pages
...Jack-pudden gabble ; . . s* Such a crowd their ordure throws On a far less villain's nose. s. toWhile the devil upon the roof (If the devil be thunder-proof) Should with poker fiery-red .«5 Crack the stones and melt the lead. Drive them down on ev'ry scull, While the den of... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 pages
...Run to hear Jack-pudden gabble; Such a crowd their ordure throws On a far lefs villain's nofe. i» Could I from the building's top Hear the rattling...devil be thunder-proof) Should with poker fiery red «j Crack die ftones, and melt the lead; Drive Drive them down on every fcull, While the den of thieves... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 384 pages
...Newgate than.: the benches:of a- senate house. jCould I from the l>uild'ingj>s topHear the rat-cling thunder drop,., » While the devil upon the roof, (If the devil be thunderproof) Should with poker fiery-r d> Crack the atones, and melt the lead j Drive them down on every fkull, While. THE DEN OT... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 384 pages
...Newgate than.: the benches:of a- senate house. jCould I from the l>uild'ingj>s topHear the rat-cling thunder drop,., » While the devil upon the roof, (If the devil be thunderproof) Should with poker fiery-r d> Crack the atones, and melt the lead j Drive them down on every fkull, While. THE DEN OT... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...rabble Run to hear Jack-pudden gabble ; Soch a crowd their ordure throws On a far lets villain's nofe. Could I from the building's top Hear the rattling...thunder-proof) Should with poker fiery red Crack the Hones, and melt the lead ; Drive them down ori every flcn!l, While the den of thieves in full ; Quite... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 pages
...rabble Run to hear Jackpudding gabble : Such a crowd their ordure throws On a far less villain's nose. Could I from the building's top; Hear the rattling...(If the devil be thunder-proof) Should with poker iiery red Crack the stones, and melt the lead ; Drive them down on every scull,When the den of thieves... | |
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