| Thomas Moore - 1829 - 456 strani
...banish'd from mine. WHAT 'S MY THOUGHT LIKE? Que,t. — WHY U a Pump like Viscount CASTLEREAGII ! Amw,— Because it is a slender thing of wood, That up and down its awkward arm doth »way, And coolly spout, and »pout, and spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM.'... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1835 - 440 strani
...I 'm banish'd from mine. WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE? Quest. — WHY is a Pump like Viscount C-STL-R — GH? Answ. — Because it is a slender thing of wood,...In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM.' "WHAT news to-day ?"— " Oh ! worse and worse — M— c is the PR E'S Privy Purse !" The PR E'S Purse... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1838 - 412 strani
...from mine. WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE? Quest. — WHY is a Pump like Viscount C-STL-R — он? Aniw. — Because it is a slender thing of wood, That up and...spout away. In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM.1 " WHAT news to-day ?" — " Oh ! worse and woi M— с is the PR E'e Privy J^ree !" The... | |
| Anna Maria Hall - 1840 - 944 strani
...in fact, only gossip : the silent lady's yes and no did not, however, prevent her continuing '• To spout, and spout, and spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood." " What a sweet woman Mrs. Cavendish Jones is !" she said, making a last effort. " I have not the pleasure... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1841 - 396 strani
...more in their places. WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE ? Why is a Pump like V — sc — nt C — stl — r-gh? Answ. Because it is a slender thing of wood, That...EPIGRAM. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A CATHOLIC DELEGATE AND HIS RYLH GHN SS THE D — E OF CBL D. SAID his Highness to Ned*, with that grim face of his, " Why refuse... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 strani
...their places. WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE ? Quest. WHY is a Pump like V — sc — nt С — etl — r-gh? Answ. Because it is a slender thing of wood, That...spout away. In one weak, washy, everlasting flood! 4 One of those antediluvian Princes, with whom Manrtho < and Whlslon seem so Intimately acquainted.... | |
| Joe Miller - 1848 - 248 strani
...WHY WAS A LATE ORATOR LIKE A PUMP '? Because he is a thing of wood, That up and down his awkward arms doth sway ; And coolly spout, and spout, and spout away In one weak, washy, everlasting flood. — Moore. PARISH PATHOS. — A melting sermon being preached in a country church, all fell a-weepmg... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1849 - 822 strani
...grinning once more in their places. WHAT'S MY THOUGHT LIKE ? Quat. WHY is a Pump like V— sc— nt С — stl— r— gh? Answ. Because it is a slender thing...spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood! One of those antediluvian Princes, with whom Manrtho and Wlmton вест so intimately acquaint«!.... | |
| 1849 - 396 strani
...opened his oracular lips without a moment's hesitation, and replied, — " Because it is an awkward thing of wood, That up and down its awkward arm doth...spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! " But of all these fireside games, the most charming, fascinating, tantalizing, and difficult to... | |
| England - 1849 - 492 strani
...following impromptu, although : — " it is an awkward thing of wood, That up and down its lengthy arm doth sway, And coolly spout, and spout, and spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood." MARGATE, though only a member of the Port of Dover, must have been a place of some importance in the... | |
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