The Silver Treasury of Light Verse: From Geoffrey Chaucer to Ogden Nash |
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Page 149
... sing Goddamm , Raineth drop and staineth slop , And how the wind doth ramm ! Sing : Goddamm . Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us , An ague hath my ham . Freezeth river , turneth liver , Damn you , sing : Goddamm . Goddamm , Goddamm , ' tis ...
... sing Goddamm , Raineth drop and staineth slop , And how the wind doth ramm ! Sing : Goddamm . Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us , An ague hath my ham . Freezeth river , turneth liver , Damn you , sing : Goddamm . Goddamm , Goddamm , ' tis ...
Page 374
... sing cuccu ; Groweth sed and bloweth med And springth the wudè nu . Sing cuccu ! Awè bleteth after lomb , Lhouth after calvè cu ; Bulluc sterteth , buckè verteth ; Murie sing cuccu . Cuccu , cuccu , Wel singès thu , cuccu , Ne swik thu ...
... sing cuccu ; Groweth sed and bloweth med And springth the wudè nu . Sing cuccu ! Awè bleteth after lomb , Lhouth after calvè cu ; Bulluc sterteth , buckè verteth ; Murie sing cuccu . Cuccu , cuccu , Wel singès thu , cuccu , Ne swik thu ...
Page 377
... sing cuccu ; Groweth sed and bloweth med And springth the wudè nu . Sing cuccu ! Awè bleteth after lomb , Lhouth after calvè cu ; Bulluc sterteth , buckè verteth ; Murie sing cuccu . Cuccu , cuccu , Wel singès thu , cuccu , Ne swik thu ...
... sing cuccu ; Groweth sed and bloweth med And springth the wudè nu . Sing cuccu ! Awè bleteth after lomb , Lhouth after calvè cu ; Bulluc sterteth , buckè verteth ; Murie sing cuccu . Cuccu , cuccu , Wel singès thu , cuccu , Ne swik thu ...
Contents
Went to the Road That Lies | 16 |
Editors Preface | 19 |
Paul Engle | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Akond of Swat Alexander Pope Anonymous beauty bird blood blue boys cried D. H. Lawrence dark dead Dean death doth drink dull e. e. cummings Edward Lear Elynour eyes Festel to Fose Frankie give grave Harry Graham hate head heart heigh-ho John Henry John the Red Johnny kind kiss lady Lawd lemmings live look Lord Lyke Malder merry Milder to Malder mind Montana Moscow ne'er never night numbers o'er Ogden Nash pleasant poem poet poor praise Red Nose reply rhyme Samuel Hoffenstein says Festel says John says Milder Sieve sing Sir W. S. Gilbert Song soul steam drill sweet Tell thee There's theyr things thou thought turn verse W. H. Auden Who's the fool Winthrop Palmer wise wish words write wrong young