 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...  Poems of Wit and Humour - 138. oldalszerző: Thomas Hood - 1847 - 282 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1827 - 452 oldal
...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 - 570 oldal
...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 - 622 oldal
...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.... | |
 | 1826 - 590 oldal
...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... | |
 | 1827 - 334 oldal
...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 - 1022 oldal
...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... | |
 | 1852 - 318 oldal
...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 - 456 oldal
...; 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,... | |
 | James Parton - 1856 - 700 oldal
...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 ! NO! No sun—no moon! THOMAS HOOD. No morn—no noon— No dawn—no dusk—no proper time of day—... | |
 | 1856 - 754 oldal
...beam, And then removed his pegs ; And, as bis legs were off, of course, He soon was off his legs ! And there he hung till he was dead As any nail in...; 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 : — " A BALLADSINOER... | |
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