The Everyman Book of Light VerseRobert Robinson |
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Page 308
... wife ! My little Alison ! Is she to drown ? ' And in his grief he very near fell down . ' Is there no remedy , ' he said , ' for this ? ' ' Thanks be to God , ' said Nicholas , ' there is , If you will do exactly what I say And don't ...
... wife ! My little Alison ! Is she to drown ? ' And in his grief he very near fell down . ' Is there no remedy , ' he said , ' for this ? ' ' Thanks be to God , ' said Nicholas , ' there is , If you will do exactly what I say And don't ...
Page 309
... wife . ' One thing I warn you of ; it's only right . We must be very careful on the night , Once we have safely managed to embark , To hold our tongues , to utter no remark , No cry or call , for we must fall to prayer . This is the ...
... wife . ' One thing I warn you of ; it's only right . We must be very careful on the night , Once we have safely managed to embark , To hold our tongues , to utter no remark , No cry or call , for we must fall to prayer . This is the ...
Page 368
... Wife of Carcassone There was a man of Carcassone Who put his buxom wife upon A diet whereon lunch and dinner Did not appear : so she grew thinner , As thin , in fact , as any lath . And one sad evening , in her bath She slipped and ...
... Wife of Carcassone There was a man of Carcassone Who put his buxom wife upon A diet whereon lunch and dinner Did not appear : so she grew thinner , As thin , in fact , as any lath . And one sad evening , in her bath She slipped and ...
Common terms and phrases
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