 Twere no great loss," the friend replies; "For if they always serve you thus, You'll find them but of little use." So high at last the contest rose, From words they almost came to blows: When luckily came by a third; To him the question they referred;...  The Oxford Magazine: Or, Universal Museum - Page 381773Full view - About this book
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 pages
...almost came to blows : When luckily came by a third ; To him the question they referred : And begged he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. "Sirs," cries the umpire, "cease your pother; The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And viewed... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 256 pages
...blows. \Vhen luckily came by a third — To him the question they referr'd, And begg'd he'd tell 'em, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. " Sirs," cries the umpire, " cease your pother, The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And view'd... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 pages
...blows: When luckily came by a third ; To him the question they referr'd ; And begg'd he'd tell 'em, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. ' Sirs,' cries the umpire, ' cease your pother — The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And... | |
 | 1867 - 530 pages
...almost came to blows : When luckily came by a third ; To him the question they referr'd : And begg'd he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. ' Sirs,' cries the umpire, ' cease your pother ; The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And view'd... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 pages
...almost came to blows ; When luckily came by a third ; To him the question they referred, And begged he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. " Sirs," said tho umpire, " cease your pother; The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 pages
...almost came to blows 5 When luckily came by a third ; To him the question they referred, And begged he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. 7. " Sirs," cries the umpire,11 " cease your pother; The creature 's neither one nor t' other ; I caught... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...almost came to blows ; When luckily came by a third ; To him the question they referred, And begged he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. " Sirs ! " cries the umpire, " cease your pother ; The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And viewed... | |
 | Edward Clarke Lowe - 1868 - 186 pages
...blows ; When luckily came by a third: To him the question they referr'd ; And begged he'd tell 'em if he knew Whether the thing was green or blue. " Sirs," cries the umpire, " cease your pother ; " The creature's neither one nor t'other. " I caught the animal last night, "... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 pages
...luckily came by, a third' — \ To him the question they referr'd, ; \ And begg'd he 'd tell them, if Ae knew, \ Whether the thing was green, or blue . \ " Sirs," cries the umpire, \ " cease your poth'er; , The creature 's neither one nor t' oth.er. \ I caught the. animal last night,... | |
 | Tom Hood - 1869 - 292 pages
...blows When luckily came by a third — To him the question they referr'd, And begg'd he'd tell 'em, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. " Sirs," cries the umpire, " cease your pother, The creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And view'd... | |
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