 | John Greenleaf Adams, Edwin Hubbell Chapin - Christian life - 1847 - 284 pages
...he scratched his aged poll, You 'd know he 'd got a bite. To charm the fish he never spoke, Although his voice was fine ; He found the most convenient...his want of luck ; When suddenly he felt a bite, And jerking — caught a duck ! Alas ! that day the fisherman Had taken too much grog, And being but a... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - American poetry - 1850 - 160 pages
...other people often wear When they intend to " hook!" To charm the fish he never spoke, — Although his voice was fine, He found the most convenient way...to drop a line ! And many a gudgeon of the pond, If they could speak to-day, Would own, with grief, this angler had A mighty taking way I Alas! one day... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Elocution - 1851 - 328 pages
...he scratched his aged poll, You 'd know he 'd got a bite. To charm the fish he never spoke, Although his voice was fine ; He found the most convenient...want of luck ; When, suddenly, he felt a bite, And, jerking, caught a duck ! Alas ! that day the fisherman Had taken too much grog ; And being but a landsman,... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - 1852 - 200 pages
...other people often wear When they intend to ' hook ! ' To charm the fish he never spoke, — Although his voice was fine, He found the most convenient way...to drop a line ! And many a gudgeon of the pond, If they could speak to-day, Would own, with grief, this angler had A mighty taking way ! Alas ! one day... | |
 | Humorous recitations - 1853 - 404 pages
...when he scratched his aged poll, You'd know he got a bite, To charm the fish he never spoke, Although his voice was fine ; He found the most convenient...speak to-day, Would own with grief, this angler had One day, while fishing on the log, He mourned his want of luck, — When, suddenly, he felt a bite,... | |
 | Readers - 1853 - 458 pages
...other people often wear When they intend to ' hook !' To charm the fish he never spoke, — Although his voice was fine, He found the most convenient way...to drop a line ! And many a gudgeon of the pond If they could speak to-day, Would own with grief, this angler had A mighty ' taking way !' Alas ! one... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - American poetry - 1853 - 200 pages
...all the seeming innocence, And that unconscious look, To charm the fish he never spoke, — Although his voice was fine, He found the most convenient way...to drop a line ! And many a gudgeon of the pond, If they could speak to-day, Would own, with grief, this angler had A mighty taking way ! Alas ! one day... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - American poetry - 1854 - 216 pages
...other people often wear When they intend to ' hook ! ' To charm the fish he never spoke, — Although his voice was fine, He found the most convenient way...drop a line ! • And many a gudgeon of the pond, If they could speak to-day, Would own, with grief, this angler had A mighty taking way ! Alas ! one day... | |
 | John Godfrey Saxe - 1855 - 198 pages
...all the seeming innocence, And that unconscious look, To charm the fish he never spoke, —= Although his voice was fine, He found the most convenient way...to drop a line ! And many a gudgeon of the pond, If they could speak to-day, Would own, with grief, this angler had A mighty taking, way ! Alas ! one day... | |
 | P. A. Fitzgerald - Elocution - 1855 - 296 pages
...found the mcst convenient way Was just to drop a line I And many a gudgeon of the pond, If they could speak to-day, Would own, with grief, this angler had A mighty taking way 1 Alas ! one day this fisherman Had taken too much grog, Ami being but a landsman, too, He could n't... | |
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To charm the fish he never spoke, — Although his voice was fine, He found the most convenient way Was just to drop a line... 
