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... and prayers three hours a - day ; To part her time ' twixt reading and bohea , To muse , and spill her solitary tea , Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon , Count the slow clock , and dine exact at noon ; Divert her eyes with ...
... and prayers three hours a - day ; To part her time ' twixt reading and bohea , To muse , and spill her solitary tea , Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon , Count the slow clock , and dine exact at noon ; Divert her eyes with ...
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A Portrait of the Author How unmemorable to meet Mr Fuller With his eyes of piercing blue , His talk getting duller and duller , His eyes piercing all except you ! Was he , then , ever worth meeting , Perhaps in his far - off youth ?
A Portrait of the Author How unmemorable to meet Mr Fuller With his eyes of piercing blue , His talk getting duller and duller , His eyes piercing all except you ! Was he , then , ever worth meeting , Perhaps in his far - off youth ?
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... or a dispute , She'd settle it offhand with the toe of her boot Or as likely as not put her fist through your eye . ... And his All in the Downs , and his Wapping Old Stairs , Would bring tears to the eyes of a donkey , it would .
... or a dispute , She'd settle it offhand with the toe of her boot Or as likely as not put her fist through your eye . ... And his All in the Downs , and his Wapping Old Stairs , Would bring tears to the eyes of a donkey , it would .
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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 |
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