The Everyman Book of Light Verse |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 33
Page 45
And more lament , when I was dead , Than all the snivellers round my bed . My good companions , never fear , For though you may mistake a year ; Though your prognosticks run too fast , They must be verified at last .
And more lament , when I was dead , Than all the snivellers round my bed . My good companions , never fear , For though you may mistake a year ; Though your prognosticks run too fast , They must be verified at last .
Page 46
From Dublin soon to London spread , ' Tis told at Court , the Dean is dead . Kind Lady Suffolk in the spleen , Runs laughing up to tell the queen . The queen , so gracious , mild , and good . Cries , ' Is he gone ?
From Dublin soon to London spread , ' Tis told at Court , the Dean is dead . Kind Lady Suffolk in the spleen , Runs laughing up to tell the queen . The queen , so gracious , mild , and good . Cries , ' Is he gone ?
Page 310
She was aware , far more indeed than he , What this quaint stratagem might have in sight , But she pretended to be dead with fright . ' Alas ! ' she said . " Whatever it may cost , Hurry and help , or we shall all be lost .
She was aware , far more indeed than he , What this quaint stratagem might have in sight , But she pretended to be dead with fright . ' Alas ! ' she said . " Whatever it may cost , Hurry and help , or we shall all be lost .
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Common terms and phrases
Absalon answer bear bell better brown comes cried dead dear death don't door drink eyes face feel gave girls give gone green half hand head hear heard heart heaven hope hour It's John keep kind King knew Lady land leave light live look Lord Master meet mind Miss morning mother never night Number once pass play Poems poor remember reprinted by permission round seems sing smiled Smith song soon sort soul stand sure sweet talk tell There's thing thou thought told took town true turn verse walk wife wish wonder write young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Everyman Book of Light Verse |
| Editor | Robert Robinson |
| Publisher | Dent, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
| ISBN | 0460045873, 9780460045872 |
| Length | 500 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |