 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
 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 156 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... | |
 | Toiling - 1870 - 268 pages
...almost came to blows ; When luckily passed 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... | |
 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 152 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... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 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... | |
 | Favourite fables - 1870 - 292 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 potherThe creature's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal last night, And viewed... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1871 - 200 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... | |
 | 1784 - 378 pages
...blows : When luckily came by a third — To him the question they refer'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... | |
 | Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1871 - 342 pages
...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. 6 " Sire," cries the umpire, " cease your pother : The creature 's neither one nor t' other. I caught... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1872 - 200 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... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 pages
...almost came to blows : When luckily came by a third ; To him the question they referr'd ; And begg'd les o'er hia head. Are these thy views? Proceed, illustrious youth, And Virtue guard theo "cease your pother ; The creature 's neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal hist night, And view'd... | |
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