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... Twas only two hundred odd , and so It could no difference make , you know , To the man who couldn't say " No. " A builder came , and the house he saw , He said it wasn't half good enough for A man with a fortune , and laid his paw On ...
... Twas only two hundred odd , and so It could no difference make , you know , To the man who couldn't say " No. " A builder came , and the house he saw , He said it wasn't half good enough for A man with a fortune , and laid his paw On ...
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... Twas a very cold November night , The clouds were all heavy , the moon had no light ; The old abbey clock past twelve had toll'd ; A policeman around the cloisters strolled , He surveyed all the tombs and dark corners with care , And he ...
... Twas a very cold November night , The clouds were all heavy , the moon had no light ; The old abbey clock past twelve had toll'd ; A policeman around the cloisters strolled , He surveyed all the tombs and dark corners with care , And he ...
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... twas , & c . The dean and the chapter soon heard there had been , A small living dropped unexpectedly in ; ' Twas the first small living they ever had met , And they knew not how to dispose of it . For the cloisters belonged to no ...
... twas , & c . The dean and the chapter soon heard there had been , A small living dropped unexpectedly in ; ' Twas the first small living they ever had met , And they knew not how to dispose of it . For the cloisters belonged to no ...
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... twas , & c . THE LADY ABBESS . [ MORTIMER COLLINS . ] Nor very far from Totnes Town , Where beautiful Dart to the sea runs down , ' Midst woods with a pleasant glitter , There was a convent long ago , Where lots of virgin nuns you know ...
... twas , & c . THE LADY ABBESS . [ MORTIMER COLLINS . ] Nor very far from Totnes Town , Where beautiful Dart to the sea runs down , ' Midst woods with a pleasant glitter , There was a convent long ago , Where lots of virgin nuns you know ...
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... twas killing to drive cattle fast , L much lamented for fear he'd be last ; M said of money his wife had a store , N counted all the N's at the barn door ; In mirth and good humour they all joined with glee , To join the grand party of ...
... twas killing to drive cattle fast , L much lamented for fear he'd be last ; M said of money his wife had a store , N counted all the N's at the barn door ; In mirth and good humour they all joined with glee , To join the grand party of ...
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Page 85 - A well there is in the West country, And a clearer one never was seen ; There is not a wife in the West country But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash-tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below.
Page 245 - M not a chicken ; I have seen Full many a chill September, And though I was a youngster then, That gale I well remember ; The day before, my kite-string snapped, And I, my kite pursuing, The wind whisked off my palm-leaf hat ; For me two storms were brewing ! It came as quarrels sometimes do, When married folks get clashing ; There was a heavy sigh or two, Before the fire was flashing, — A little stir among the clouds, Before they rent asunder, — A little rocking of the trees, And then came on...
Page 86 - You drank of the well, I warrant, betimes ?" He to the Cornish-man said ; But the Cornish-man smiled as the stranger spake. And sheepishly shook his head. " I hasten'd as soon as the wedding was done, And left my wife in the porch ; But i' faith she had been wiser than I, For she took a bottle to church.
Page 246 - I saw them straddling through the air, Alas! too late to win them; I saw them chase the clouds as if The devil had been in them; They were my darlings and my pride, My boyhood's only riches, — "Farewell, farewell," I faintly cried, — "My breeches!
Page 86 - St. Keyne," quoth the Cornish-man, " many a time Drank of this crystal well, And before the angels summon'd her, She laid on the water a spell. " If the husband of this gifted well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life. " But if the wife should drink of it first, God help the husband then!" The stranger stooped to the well of St. Keyne, And drank of the water again.
Page 85 - I have left a good woman who never was here,*' the stranger he made reply ; " but that my draught should be better for that, I pray you answer me why."
Page 85 - Ever here in Cornwall been ? For, an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drank of the Well of St. Keyne." "I have left a good woman who never was here...
Page 233 - CEASE, rude Boreas, blustering railer ! List, ye landsmen all, to me ; Messmates, hear a brother sailor Sing the dangers of the sea ; From bounding billows, first in motion, When the distant whirlwinds rise, To the tempest-troubled ocean, Where the seas contend with skies. Hark ! the boatswain hoarsely bawling, By...
Page 85 - For from cock-crow he had been travelling, And there was not a cloud in the sky. He drank of the water so cool and clear, For thirsty and hot was he ; And he sat down upon the bank, Under the willow-tree.
Page 233 - Of all the girls that are so smart There's none like pretty Sally ; She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley. There is no lady in the land Is half so sweet as Sally ; She is the darling of my heart, And she lives in our alley.