 our Mayor's a noddy: And as for our Corporation — shocking To think we buy gowns lined with ermine For dolts that can't or won't determine What's best to rid us of our vermin ! You hope, because you're old and obese, To find in the furry civic robe...  A Little Book of Light Verse - Page 971902 - 193 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...obese, To find in the furry civic robe ease ? Rouse tip, sirs! Give your brains a racking, To fiml the remedy we're lacking, Or, sure as fate, we'll send you packing!" At this, the mayor anil corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. An hour they sate in counsel — At length the... | |
 | 1865 - 820 pages
...rid us of our vermin ! You hope, because you're old and obese, To find in the furry civic robe ease ? Rouse up, Sirs ! Give your brains a racking To find...lacking, Or, sure as fate, we'll send you packing 1 ' At this the mayor and corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation." A person of"musical abilities... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...our vermin ! " You hope, because you 're old and obese, " To find in the furry civic robe ease ? " Rouse up, Sirs ! Give your brains a racking " To find the remedy we 'er lacking, " Or, sure as fate, we 'll send you packing ! " At this the Mayor and Corporation Quaked... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...vermin ! " You hope, because you're old and obese, " To find in the furry civic robe case ? " Bouse up, sirs ! Give your brains a racking " To find the...and Corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. IV. An hour they sate in council, At length the Mayor broke silence : " For a guilder I'd my ermine... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...rid us of our vermin ! You hope, because you're old and obese, To find in the furry civic robe ease ? Rouse up, Sirs ! Give your brains a racking, To find...corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. An hour they sate in council, At length the Mayor broke silence : "For a guilder I'd my ermine gown sell ; I wish... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...rid us of our vermin ! You hope, because you're old and obese, To find in the furry civic robe ease. Rouse up, sirs ! Give your brains a racking To find...corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. An hour they sate in council ; At length the mayor broke silence : " For a guilder I'd my ermine gown sell ; I wish... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 pages
...of our vermin I ' You hope, because you're old and obese ' To find in the furry civic rube ease ? " Rouse up, Sirs ! Give your brains a racking " To find...lacking, " Or, sure as fate, we'll send you packing I" At this the Mayor and Corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. An hour they sat in council... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1863 - 564 pages
...of our vermin ! " You hope, because you're old and obese " To find in the furry civic robe ease ? " Rouse up, Sirs ! Give your brains a racking " To find...At length the Mayor broke silence : " For a guilder Pd my ermine gown sell ; " I wish I were a mile hence I " It's easy to bid one rack one's brain —... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...rid us of our vermin ! You hope, because you're old and obese, To find in the furry civic robe ease ? Rouse up, sirs ! Give your brains a racking To find...and Corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. Iv. An hour they sate in council, At length the Mayor broke silence : " For a guilder I'd my ermine... | |
 | 302 pages
...of our vermin ! " You hope, because you're old and obese, " To find in the furry civic robe ease ? "Rouse up, Sirs ' Give your brains a racking " To...and Corporation Quaked with a mighty consternation. , rvAn hour they sate in counril, /U 1 ruth the Mayor broke silence ; "For a guilder I'd my ermine... | |
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