 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...turn Thus show'd his ready wit: " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must St. " But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your...in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...his turn Thus shew'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your...in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, V i MI shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...turn Thus show'd his ready wit : " My head is twice as big as y_ours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your...in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your...and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John—It is my wedding-day, And all the world would stare, So turning to his horse, he said, I am... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...turn Thus show'd his ready wit — My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your...haste to dine ; •Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...turn Thus show'd his ready wit — My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your...stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. i Said John, it is my wedding-day. And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton,... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...all the world would stare, If wife should dine at I.dim.ntun, And I should dine, at Ware." So taming to his horse he said, " I am in haste to dine; Twas for your pleasure you came here You shall go back for mine." Ah ! luckless speech, and bootless boast ! _ For which he paid full... | |
 | William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 pages
...tun, Thus show'd his ready wit — " My head is twice as big as yours,, They therefore needs must fit. *But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face. % JECT. VIII] And stop and eat— for well you may Be in a hungry case !" Said John — " It is my... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 262 pages
...his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your...well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John, it is my wedding day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 504 pages
...tarn Thus showed his readv wit : My head is twice as big "as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your...well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John — It is mv wedding-day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at... | |
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My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case." Said John, "It is my wedding-day, And all the world would stare, If wife... 
