Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors, Volume 3Reeves & Turner, 1886 - English wit and humor Includes parodies of Tennyson, Longfellow, Bret Harte, Thomas Hood, Swinburne, Browning, Shakespeare, Milton, Poe, Shelley, Cowper, Coleridge, Herrick, Carroll, Lever, Lover, Burns, Scott, Goldsmith, Kingsley, Byron and many others. |
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... Father Prout A man's a man , " says Robert Burns " Dear Freedom ! sair they ve lightlied thee ' The Wreath of Freedom . 1820 ... Shirle . Brooks ... " Success to honest usury . " Diogenes , 1853 " More luck to honest poverty , " Is ...
... Father Prout A man's a man , " says Robert Burns " Dear Freedom ! sair they ve lightlied thee ' The Wreath of Freedom . 1820 ... Shirle . Brooks ... " Success to honest usury . " Diogenes , 1853 " More luck to honest poverty , " Is ...
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... Father William . ” The Figaro 157 " You air old , Father William . Zoz , 1878 157 " You are old , Father William . " Mayfair , 1878 157 " You are sad , People's William . " Truth , 1878 157 " You are old , turkey gobbler . " Free Press ...
... Father William . ” The Figaro 157 " You air old , Father William . Zoz , 1878 157 " You are old , Father William . " Mayfair , 1878 157 " You are sad , People's William . " Truth , 1878 157 " You are old , turkey gobbler . " Free Press ...
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... of great literary attainments , and of a most amiable character . He was the father of the late Benjamin Disraeli . Earl of Beaconsfield . Mr. Isaac D'Israeli died in 1848 . A REMEDY . WHEN lovely woman stoops to poli- Tics.
... of great literary attainments , and of a most amiable character . He was the father of the late Benjamin Disraeli . Earl of Beaconsfield . Mr. Isaac D'Israeli died in 1848 . A REMEDY . WHEN lovely woman stoops to poli- Tics.
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... father's fashion ; And never quarrels broil'd his blood , Except when in a passion . His mind was on devotion bent , He kept with care each high day , And Holy Thursday always spent , The day before Good Friday . He liked good claret ...
... father's fashion ; And never quarrels broil'd his blood , Except when in a passion . His mind was on devotion bent , He kept with care each high day , And Holy Thursday always spent , The day before Good Friday . He liked good claret ...
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... fathers ' heritage to thee . " False allegations then a pretext yield ; And Ahab takes possession of the field . Wild as the wind is such a Statesman's mind ; No law can fix him , and no treaty bind ; He burns the poor man's charter ...
... fathers ' heritage to thee . " False allegations then a pretext yield ; And Ahab takes possession of the field . Wild as the wind is such a Statesman's mind ; No law can fix him , and no treaty bind ; He burns the poor man's charter ...
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