| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...past." "And no great wonder," Death replies; " However, you still keep your eyes; And sure, to see one's loves and friends, For legs and arms would make amends." " Perhaps," says Dohson, " so it might, But latterly I've lost my sight." " This is a shocking story 'faith; Yet there's... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...• And no great wonder,' Death replies ; ' However, you still keep your eyes; And sure to see one's loves and friends, For legs and arms would make amends."...still,' says Death : Each strives your sadness to amuse ; 1 warrant you hear all the news.' ' There's none,' cries he ; ' and if there were, I'm grown so deaf,... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
..." And no great wonder," Death replies ; " However, you still keep your eyes; And sure, to see one's loves and friends, For legs and arms would make amends."...your sadness to amuse, I warrant you hear all the news." " There's none," cries he; " and if there were, I'm grown so deaf, I could not hear." " Nay... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...sure, to see one's loves and friends For legs and arms must make amends." " Perhaps," says Dodson, " so it might, But latterly I've lost my sight !" " This is a shocking tale, 't is true ; But still there's comfort left for you : Each strives your sadness to amuse ; I... | |
| John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...However, you still keep your eyes; " And sure to see one's loves and friends " For legs and arms must make amends," " Perhaps," says Dobson, " so it might,...latterly I've lost my sight !" " This is a shocking tale, 'tis true, " But still there's comfort left for you ; " Each strives your sadness to amuse, "... | |
| Alexander Dyce - 1825 - 472 pages
...And no great wonder," Death replies ; " However, you still keep your eyes ; " And sure, to see one's loves and friends, " For legs and arms would make...your sadness to amuse, " I warrant you hear all the news." " There's none," cries he, " and if there were, " I'm grown so deaf, 1 could not hear." " Nay... | |
| One hundred fables, James Plumptre - 1825 - 306 pages
...However you still keep your eyes, ' And, sure, to see one's loves and friends ' For legs and arms must make amends.' ' Perhaps,' says Dobson, ' so it might...latterly, I've lost my sight.' ' This is a shocking tale, 'tis true, ' But still there's comfort left for you, ' Each strives your sadness to ' I warrant... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...see one's loves and friends, For legs and arms would make amends." •1ij " Perhaps," says Dodson, " so it might, .,.;• But latterly I've lost my sight." .;,' " This is a shocking tale, 'tis true ; "." But still there's comfort left for you : Each strives your sadness to amuse,... | |
| John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...And no great wonder," Death replies : " However, you still keep your eyes j And sure, to see one's loves and friends, For legs and arms would make amends."...your sadness to amuse : I warrant you hear all the news." "There's none," cries he; "and, if there were, I'm grown so deaf I could not hear." " Nay, then,"... | |
| John Barber - 1828 - 310 pages
...past. And no great wonder, Death replies : However, you still keep your eyes; And sure to see one's loves and friends, For legs and arms would make amends. Perhaps, says Dobson, so it might, But latterby I've lost my sight. This is a shocking story, faith ; Yet there's some comfort still, says... | |
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