Bolus arrived, and gave a doubtful tap, Between a single and a double rap. Knocks of this kind Are given by gentlemen who teach to dance; By fiddlers, and by opera.singers; One loud, and then a little one behind. Annual Register - Page 451redigeeritud poolt - 1801Full view - About this book
| Democritus (junior, pseud.) - 1810 - 240 lehte
...Knocks of this kind Are given by gentlemen who teaeTi to Jane', By fidlers, and by opera-singers : One loud, and then a little one behind, As if the knocker fell, by chance, Out of their fingers. The servant lets him in with dismal face, Long as a courtier's out of place, Portending some disaster ;... | |
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