 And licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats....  Primer First (-Fourth, Sixth) reader - Page 193by Public school series - 1874Full view - About this book
 | 1865 - 820 lehte
...ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. "Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit...the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own tables ; Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled... | |
 | 1871 - 878 lehte
...again, there is Browning's "Pied Piper of Hamelin," a rare old story rarely versified : — " Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And eat the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the oook'a own ladles, Split open the kegs... | |
 | 1849 - 590 lehte
...not, nightingale-Uke, always sing in the shade), and— * TKey fought the dogs and killed the rut'., And bit the babies In the cradles, And ate the cheeses...the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladle*) ; Split open tbe kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled... | |
 | 1849 - 614 lehte
...»RaU! They fought the doge, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in tbe cradles, And ate the cheese out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles. Split open the kegs of the enltetl sprats, Mnde neste iuside men's Sunday hate, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning... | |
 | 1852 - 302 lehte
...Browning's' diablerie and humor. The following is a good specimen of its style and versification:— "RATs. " They fought the dogs, and killed the cats. And bit...babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the Tats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Splil open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 lehte
...hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin was a pity. Eats! II. They fought tho dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the...licked the soup from the cook's own ladles. Split open tho kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hata, And even spoiled the women's chats,... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 794 lehte
...Hamelin. They really must have had a hard time with them, if Mr. Browning's description is true : Ratal They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit...cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And lieked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 786 lehte
...Hamelin. They really must have had a hard time with them, if Mr. Browning's description is true : Ratal They fought the dogs, And killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the chceses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 lehte
...ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit...the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, Anil licked the soup from, the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 lehte
...ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit...cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even... | |
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