He took the paper, and I watched, And saw him peep within ; At the first line he read, his face Was all upon the grin. He read the next ; the grin grew broad, And shot from ear to ear ; He read the third ; a chuckling noise I now began to hear. The fourth... The Yale Literary Magazine - Sida 1211836Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| Allen Ayrault Griffith - 1879 - 348 sidor
...paper, and I watched, And saw him peep within ; At the first line he read, his face Was all upon a grin. He read the next ; the grin grew broad. And...The fourth, he broke into a roar ; The fifth, his waistband split ; The sixth, he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights,... | |
| William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 234 sidor
...At the first line he read, his face Was all upon the grin. He read the next; the grin grew broad a And shot from ear to ear; He read the third ; a chuckling...The fourth ; he broke into a roar; The fifth ; his waistband split; The sixth ; he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights,... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1881 - 410 sidor
...mood, And thought, as usual, men would say They were exceeding good. They were so queer, so very queer, I laughed as I would die ; Albeit, in the general...fourth ; he broke into a roar ; • The fifth ; his waistband split ; The sixth ; he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights,... | |
| Gleanings - 1882 - 794 sidor
...poems as to say of his sen-ant, who read some lines : — He read the second, the grin grew brood, And shot from ear to ear ; He read the third, a chuckling noise Г now began to hear. The fourth, he broke into a roar, The fifth his waistband split ; The sixth he... | |
| William Swinton - 1883 - 492 sidor
...grin. errands and does chores, is called " the printer's devil," — not a very complimentary name. He read the next; the grin grew broad, And shot from...hear. The fourth, he broke into a roar; The fifth, his waistband split; The sixth, he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights, with... | |
| William Swinton - 1883 - 504 sidor
...devil. To understand this pun, pupils should know that the boy in the printing office, who runs of He read the next ; the grin grew broad, And shot from...The fourth, he broke into a roar ; The fifth, his waistband split; The sixth, he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights, with... | |
| James Parton - 1884 - 732 sidor
...These to the printer," I exclaimed, And, in my humorous way, I added (as a trifling jest), " There'll be the devil to pay." He took the paper, and I watched,...The fourth ; he broke into a roar ; The fifth ; his waistband split ; The sixth ; he burst five buttons oflj And tumbled in a fit Ten days and nights,... | |
| James Parton - 1884 - 732 sidor
...These to the printer," I exclaimed, And, in my humorous way, I added (as a trifling jest), " There '11 be the devil to pay." He took the paper, and I watched,...The fourth ; he broke into a roar ; The fifth ; his waistband split ; The sixth ; he burst five buttons oflj And tumbled in a fit Ten days and nights,... | |
| 1885 - 248 sidor
...pay.' " He took the paper and I watched, And saw him peep within; At the first line he read, his lace Was all upon the grin. " He read the next; the grin...'• The fourth; he broke into a roar; The fifth; his waistband split; The sixth; he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. " Ten days and nights... | |
| William Henry Rideing - 1887 - 258 sidor
...These to the printer ! " I exclaimed, And in my humorous way I added (as a trifling jest), "There'll be the devil to pay." He took the paper, and I watched,...The fourth : he broke into a roar ; The fifth : his waistband split ; The sixth : he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights,... | |
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