 There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise, He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. And when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main He jumped into another bush And scratched them in again.  The Beginners Reading-book - Page 78by Eben Harlow Davis - 1889 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1839 - 798 pages
...of Thessaly, and he was wondrous wise, He jump'd into a quickset hedge, and scratch'd out both bia eyes , And when he saw his eyes were out, with all his might ana main, He jump'd into another hedge, and scratch'd them in again." No amusement can be more national... | |
 | Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - Caricatures and cartoons - 1859 - 570 pages
...lines : — " There was a man of Teddington, and ho was wondrous wise, Ho jumped Into a quickset-hedgo, and scratched out both his eyes ; And when he saw...with all his might and main, He jumped into another hedge, and Kratched them in again." We leave Homoeopaths in the midst of this quickset-hedge, to get... | |
 | Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - Caricatures and cartoons - 1897 - 706 pages
...and he was most unwise, He dashed at a Turk " hedge or spears," and scratched out both his eyes. But, when he saw his eyes were out, with all his might and main, He tried another (sporting) "hedge," to scratch them in again I " INFELICE ! " — It was not a. happy... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1841 - 476 pages
...THERE was a man in Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise, He jump'd into a quickset hedge. And scratch'd out both his eyes ; And when he saw his eyes were out, And he was in great pain, He jump'd into a holly bush, And scratch'd 'em in again. XVIII. WHEN I was... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1841 - 468 pages
...THEKE was a man in Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise, He jump'd into a quickset hedge. And scratch'd out both his eyes ; And when he saw his eyes were out, And he was in great pain, He jump'd into a holly bush, And scratch'd 'em in again. XVIII. WHEN I was... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Ballads, English - 1841 - 434 pages
...THERE was a man in Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise, He jump'd into a quickset hedge. And scratch'd out both his eyes ; And when he saw his eyes were out, And he was in great pain, He jump'd into a holly bush, And scratch'd 'em in again. XVIII. WHEN I was... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1842 - 554 pages
...THESSALY. " THERE was a man of Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise ; He jumped into a quickset hedge And scratched out both his eyes : And when he saw...With all his might and main He jumped into another hedge, — And scratched them in again. "GAMMER GURTON. " VIR THESSALICUS. " '.£! ov TVXOVTWV Omaiog... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1842 - 576 pages
...THESSALY. " THERE was a man of Thessaly, And he was wondrous wise ; He jumped into a quickset hedge And scratched out both his eyes : And when he saw...With all his might and main He jumped into another hedge, — And scratched them in again. " GAMMER GURTON. " VIR THESSALICUS. " E^ ov tvxovitav Oeiralog... | |
 | Criticism - 1864 - 752 pages
...philosopher of our nursery rhymes, the man who was so " wondrous wise," " Who jumped into the bramble bash And scratched out both his eyes. And when he saw his eyes were out, With all bis might and main, He jumped into the bramble bush And scratched them in again." Now too is the time... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Counting-out rhymes - 1843 - 332 pages
...Newington, And he was wondrous wise, He jump'd into a quickset hedge, And scratched out both his eyes ; But when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main He jump'd into another hedge, And scratch' d 'em in again. XXIX. WHEN I was a bachelor, I lived by myself,... | |
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