 Come in!" — the Mayor cried, looking bigger: And in did come the strangest figure! His queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red, And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose hair,...  Germany - Page 1131877Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...His queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red; And he himself was tall and thin; With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin : And light loose hair, yet swarthy skin: Ko tuft on cheek, nor beard on chin. Hut lips where smiles went out and in — There was no guessing... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light...and his quaint attire : Quoth one : " It 's as my great-grandsire, " Starting up at the Trump of Doom's tone, " Had walked this way from his painted... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light...admire The tall man and his quaint attire : Quoth one : " It's as my great-graudsire, " Starting up at the Trump of Doom's tone, " Had walked this way from... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light,...admire The tall man and his quaint attire ; Quoth one, " It's as my great grandsire, Starting up at the trump of doom's tone, Had walked this way from his... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light...swarthy skin, No tuft on cheek nor beard on chin, o But lips where smiles went out and in — There was no guessing his kith and kia ! And nobody could... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow, and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes each like a pin, And light...admire The tall man and his quaint attire : Quoth one, ' It's as if my great-grandsire, Starting up at the trump of Doom's tone, Had walked this way from... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1862 - 578 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light...admire The tall man and his quaint attire : Quoth one : " It's as my greatrgrandsire, " Starting up at the trump of Doom's tone, " Had walked this way from... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1863 - 390 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow, and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes each like a pin, And light...man and his quaint attire : Quoth one, ' It 's as if my great-grandsire, Starting up at the trump of Doom's tone, Had walked this way from his painted... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light...admire The tall man and his quaint attire. Quoth one : " It's as my great-grandsire, Starting up at the trump of doom's tone, Had walked this way from his... | |
 | 302 pages
...queer long coat from heel to head, Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light...on cheek nor beard on chin. But lips where smiles wen' out and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin ! And nobody could enough admire The tall... | |
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