 Who in their coaches roll along the turnpikeroad, what hard work 'tis crying all day, "Knives and Scissors to grind O ! " Tell me, Knife-grinder, how you came to grind knives : Did some rich man tyrannically use you ? Was it the 'Squire? or Parson of...  The Anti-Jacobin, Or, Weekly Examiner - Page 661803Full view - About this book
 | George Canning - Great Britain - 1850 - 640 pages
...all day, ' Knives and Scissars to grind O !' " Tell me, knife-grinder, how came you to grind knives t Did some rich man tyrannically use you ; Was it the...attorney ? " Was it the squire for killing of his game ? or Covetous parson, for his tithes distraimng1! • Or roguish lawyer, made you lose your little... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - English poetry - 1850 - 596 pages
...O !" Tell me, Knife-grinder, how came yon to grind knives ? Did some rich man tyrannically use yon? Was it the squire, or parson of the parish, Or the attorney ? Was it the squire, for killing of his game ? or Covetous parson, for his tithes distraining ? Or roguish lawyer, made yon lose your little... | |
 | George Canning - Great Britain - 1850 - 634 pages
...day, ' Knives and , Scissars. to grind O '.' " Tell me, knife-grinder, how came you to grind knives 1 Did some rich man tyrannically use you ; Was it the squire ? or parson of the parish 1 Or the attorney 1 " Was it the squire for killing of his game ? or Covetous parson, for his tithes... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...work 'tis crying all day, ' Knives and Scissors to grind 0 !' Tell me, Knife-grinder, how came you ened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear,...music doth surpass. Teach us, sprite or bird, What s 1 Was it the squire, for killing of his game ! or Covetous parson, for his tithes distraining! Or roguish... | |
 | English literature - 1851 - 604 pages
...complaining — On went the horseman !' Tell me, Knife-grinder, how ye came to grind knives : Did some rick man tyrannically use you ? Was it the Squire, or Parson of the Parish^ Or the Attorney ? &c. &c. Many republican and communistic ditties, having escaped Canning's parody, were not even fished... | |
 | 1851 - 354 pages
...!' Tell me, knife-grinder, hoic ye came to grind knives : Did some rich man tyrannically use you 1 Was it the Squire, or Parson of the Parish, Or the Attorney ? &c. &c. Many republican and communistic ditties, having escaped Canning's parody, were not even fished... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1852 - 610 pages
...!' "Tell me, Knife-grinder, how yoa came to grind knives! Did some rich man tyrannically use yon ? Was it the squire ! or parson of the parish ? Or the...attorney ? " Was it the squire, for killing of his game ? or Covetous parson, for his tithes distraining ? Or roguish lawyer, made you lose your little... | |
 | George Canning, John Hookham Frere, George Ellis, Charles Carrington, William Gifford - English poetry - 1854 - 288 pages
...along the turnpike-road, what hard work 'tis crying all day "Knives and " Scissars to grind O !" " Tell me, Knife-grinder, how you came to grind knives...attorney ? " Was it the squire, for killing of his game? or Covetous parson, for his tithes distraining ? Or roguish lawyer, made you lose your little... | |
 | Anti-Jacobin The - 1854 - 296 pages
...along the turnpike-road, what hard work 'tis crying all day "Knives and " Scissars to grind O !" " Tell me, Knife-grinder, how you came to grind knives...squire ? or parson of the parish ? Or the attorney ? * [The " Friend of Humanity" was intended for MR. TIERNEY, MP for Southwark, who in early times was... | |
 | William Maginn - 1855 - 408 pages
...work 'tis crying all dny, ' Knives and Scissors to grind O.' " Tell me, Knifegrinder, how came you to grind knives ? Did some rich man tyrannically use...attorney ? " Was it the 'squire for killing of his game ? or Covetous parson for his tithes destruining ? Or roguish lawyer made you lose your little... | |
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