Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors, Volume 3Walter Hamilton Johnson Reprint, 1967 - Parodies |
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... never make up his mind to load his pistols when he had no powder ; and that when he wrote verse he did not write prose ; or that while drinking he never spoke a word . These are certainly notable details concerning the habits and ...
... never make up his mind to load his pistols when he had no powder ; and that when he wrote verse he did not write prose ; or that while drinking he never spoke a word . These are certainly notable details concerning the habits and ...
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... never struck a blow At the men who spout so loud and long , But never strike a blow ! Our London needs no barriers , No forts along the street ; Her faith is in her Specials ' staves , Her trust is in their feats ! With their truncheons ...
... never struck a blow At the men who spout so loud and long , But never strike a blow ! Our London needs no barriers , No forts along the street ; Her faith is in her Specials ' staves , Her trust is in their feats ! With their truncheons ...
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... never was in time , sirs ! I never went to dance or ball , But there I made a blunder ; My partners always had a fall , And I was always under . A martinet I've got to wife Oh , quite an acid tartar : She has all the sweets of life ...
... never was in time , sirs ! I never went to dance or ball , But there I made a blunder ; My partners always had a fall , And I was always under . A martinet I've got to wife Oh , quite an acid tartar : She has all the sweets of life ...
Contents
The Common Squeal | 3 |
CONTENTS OF PARTS I TO XXXVI PARODIES | 28 |
Alfred Tennysons Early Poems | 62 |
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