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Page 308
The carpenter exclaimed , ' Alas , my 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 ...
The carpenter exclaimed , ' Alas , my 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 ...
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And you'll shout back , “ Hail , Master Nicholay ! Good morning ! I can see you well . It's day ! " We shall be lords for all the rest of life Of all the world , like Noah and his wife . ' One thing I warn you of ; it's only right .
And you'll shout back , “ Hail , Master Nicholay ! Good morning ! I can see you well . It's day ! " We shall be lords for all the rest of life Of all the world , like Noah and his wife . ' One thing I warn you of ; it's only right .
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R. P. LISTER The 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 ...
R. P. LISTER The 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 ...
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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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