 One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And, as his legs were off, — of course, He soon was off his legs! And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in town, — For though distress had cut him up, It could not cut him down! A...  Tom Hood's Comic readings in prose and verse - Стр. 8редактор(ы): - 1869Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1827 - Страниц: 452
...a beam. And then removed bin pegs, And, as his legs were off, of course, He soon was off his legil And there he hung till he was dead As any nail In...distress had cut him up. It could not cut him down ! CHARADE. — (OaiOINAl..) line simple voyclle existe en man premier, D'un verbe auxiliaire elle enonce... | |
 | 1826 - Страниц: 570
...beam, And then removed his pegs, And, as his legs wore off, — of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in...Ben in four cross-roads, With a stake in his inside ! — pp. 139—142. The designs with which Mr. Hood has illustrated his verse and prose compositions,... | |
 | 1826 - Страниц: 590
...And, as his legs were oft",—of course, He soon was off his legs! And there he hung, till he was doad As any nail in town,— For though distress had cut him up. It could not cut him down ! * * * * The merit of the " Fairy Tale" is its excessive absurdity. It is impossible to avoid laughter... | |
 | 1826 - Страниц: 622
...beam, v And then removed his pegs. And, as his legs were off, — of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in town, — For though distress had cut Mm up, It could not cut him down ! * * * * The merit of the " Fairy Tale" is its excessive absurdity.... | |
 | 1827 - Страниц: 334
...beam, And then removed his pegs, And, as his legs were off, — of course, He soon was off his legs ! ' And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in...Ben in four cross-roads, With a stake in his inside !' MiN is in all countries the slave of superstitions. Implanted in the cradle, nurtured with every... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - Страниц: 1022
...beam, And then removed his pegs, And, as his legs were off, — of course, He soon was off his legs! And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in...Ben in four crossroads. With a stake in his inside! FAITHLESS SALLY DHOWX. YOUNO BEN he was a nice young man, A carpenter by trade, And he fell in love... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1847 - Страниц: 314
...second time in life, Enlisted in the Line ! One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in...four cross-roads, With a stake in his inside ! THE FLOWER. ALONE, across a foreign plain, The Exile slowly wanders, And on his Isle beyond the main With... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1849 - Страниц: 308
...second time in life, Enlisted in the Line ! One end he tied around a beam, And then removed his pegs, And there he hung, till he was dead As any nail in...on his corpse, To find out why he died— And they huried Ben in four cross-roads, With a stake in his inside ! THE FLOWER. ALONE, across a foreign plain,... | |
 | 1852 - Страниц: 318
...beam, And then removed his pegs ; And, as his legs were off, of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in...find out why he died ; And they buried Ben in four cross- roads, With a state in his inside ! We must leave this work with a short extract in prose :... | |
 | 1853 - Страниц: 456
...; And, as his legs were off, of course He soon was off his legs. For Ben he was a soldier bold, AT. And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in...distress had cut him up, It could not cut him down 1 A dozen men sat on his corpse, To find out why he died ; And they buried Ben in four cross-roads,... | |
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