The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2 |
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Page 1958
... boy could claim an equality At comicality , Father , wid you ? Once the Bishop looked grave at your jest , Till this remark set him off wid the rest : " Is it lave gaiety All to the laity ? Cannot the clargy be Irishmen too ? ” Here's a ...
... boy could claim an equality At comicality , Father , wid you ? Once the Bishop looked grave at your jest , Till this remark set him off wid the rest : " Is it lave gaiety All to the laity ? Cannot the clargy be Irishmen too ? ” Here's a ...
Page 1966
... Boys , don't be fightin ' for eight or for nine , Don't be always dividin ' - but sometimes combine ; Combine eight with nine , and seventeen is the mark , So let that be his birthday . " - " Amen , " says the clerk . " If he wasn't a ...
... Boys , don't be fightin ' for eight or for nine , Don't be always dividin ' - but sometimes combine ; Combine eight with nine , and seventeen is the mark , So let that be his birthday . " - " Amen , " says the clerk . " If he wasn't a ...
Page 1969
... boys , to think there was A nate buffet before them set , Where lashins of good dhrink there was ! At ten before the ball - room door , His moighty Excellency was ; He smoiled and bowed to all the crowd , So gorgeous and immense he was ...
... boys , to think there was A nate buffet before them set , Where lashins of good dhrink there was ! At ten before the ball - room door , His moighty Excellency was ; He smoiled and bowed to all the crowd , So gorgeous and immense he was ...
Page 1992
... boys , for our health ; Who drinks well , loves the commonwealth . And he that will to bed go sober Falls with the leaf still in October . John Fletcher [ 1579-1625 ] CORONEMUS NOS ROSIS ANTEQUAM MARCESCANT LET us drink and be merry ...
... boys , for our health ; Who drinks well , loves the commonwealth . And he that will to bed go sober Falls with the leaf still in October . John Fletcher [ 1579-1625 ] CORONEMUS NOS ROSIS ANTEQUAM MARCESCANT LET us drink and be merry ...
Page 2008
... Boys , as we sit ; Laughter and wit Flashing so free . Life is but short- When we are gone , Let them sing on Round the old tree . Evenings we knew , Happy as this ; Faces we miss , Pleasant to see . Kind hearts 2008 Pipe and Can.
... Boys , as we sit ; Laughter and wit Flashing so free . Life is but short- When we are gone , Let them sing on Round the old tree . Evenings we knew , Happy as this ; Faces we miss , Pleasant to see . Kind hearts 2008 Pipe and Can.
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