 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 sider
...word, Whence straight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit: * My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit But let me... | |
 | William Cowper - 1856 - 512 sider
...in ; Whence straight he came with hat and wig \ A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, 'My lie.id is twice as big as youss, Tney therefore needs must fit. That hangs... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 sider
...went in. Whence straight he came with hat and wig, A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit, " My head is twice as big as yours, 30 " But let me scrape the dirt away That... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 sider
...went in. Whence straight he came with hat and wig ; A wig that flowed behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit, " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 sider
...COWPER. "51 Whence straight he came with hat and wig j A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit : * My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit But let me... | |
 | Book - 1859 - 334 sider
...went in ; Whence straight he came with hat and wig, A wig that flowed behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit, "My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me... | |
 | Charles Richson - 1860 - 216 sider
...; Whence straight he came with hat and wig ; — A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind : He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit ; — " My head is twice as big as your's, They therefore needs must fit." Cowper.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1860 - 506 sider
...in ; Whence straight he came with hat and wig ; A wig that flowed behind, \ hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn That showed his ready wit, My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let... | |
 | Benjamin Lambert - 1861 - 62 sider
...in. " Whence straight he came with hat and wig, A wig that flow'd behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. " He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit : My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1901 - 362 sider
...in. Whence straight he came, with hat and wig: A wig that drooped behind, A hat not much the worse for wear; Each comely in its kind. He held them up; and, in his turn, Thus shewed his ready wit. ' My head is twice as big as yours; They therefore needs must fit! ' But let... | |
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A wig that flowed behind, A hat not much the worse for wear, — Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit : " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. 
