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" My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. "But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. "
Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ... - Page 269
by William Cowper - 1790 - 298 pages
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The Juvenile Verse and Picture Book

Juvenile verse and picture book - 1866 - 130 pages
...much the worse for wear — Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and, in his turn, Thus shew'd his ready wit : "My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you...
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Reason in rhyme: a poetry book for the young

Reason - 1866 - 82 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit : " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well...
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The Garland of Poetry for the Young: A Selection in Four Parts

Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit ; " My head is twice as big as yours They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well...
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The golden gift, a book for the young

Golden gift - 1868 - 168 pages
...not much the worse for wear ; Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit : ' My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. ' Hut let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and cat, for well...
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The young Englishman's first poetry book, compiled by E.C. Lowe

Edward Clarke Lowe - 1868 - 186 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit: " My head is twice as big as yours, " They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away, " That hangs upon your face: " And stop and eat, for well...
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Golden Number: A Book of Verse for Youth

Mrs. Kate Douglas (Smith) Wiggins, Nora Archibald Smith - 1916 - 784 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus show'd his ready wit: — " My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you...
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English Songs and Ballads

1902 - 386 pages
...not much the worse for wear, Each comely in its kind. He held them up, and in his turn Thus showed his ready wit: ' My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. ' But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face : And stop and eat, for well...
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A Treasury of Humorous Poetry: Being a Compilation of Witty, Facetious, and ...

Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1902 - 506 pages
...John Gilpin! here's the house,' all at once did cry." He held them up, and in his turn thus showed his ready wit — " My head is twice as big as yours, they tHerefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away that hangs upon your face, And stop and eat, for well you...
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The Merry Maker

Joel Chandler Harris - 1902 - 442 pages
...A hat not much the worse for wear, — each comely in He held them up, and in his turn thus showed his ready wit: "My head is twice as big as yours: they therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dust away that hangs upon your face; And stop and eat, for well you...
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A Treasury of Humorous Poetry: Being a Compilation of Witty, Facetious, and ...

Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1902 - 508 pages
...Gilpin! here's the house,' they all at once did cry." He held them up, and in his turn thus showed his ready wit — " My head is twice as big as yours, they tfierefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away that hangs upon your face, And stop and...
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