 Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives — Followed the Piper for their lives. From street to street he piped advancing. And step for step they followed dancing, Until they came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished — Save one who, stout as...  A Little Book of Light Verse - Page 1001902 - 193 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1882 - 984 pages
...came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished — Save one who, stout as Julius Caesar, Swam across and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...Into a cider-press's gripe — And a moving away of pickle-tubbaards, And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards, And a drawing the corks of train-oilflasks.... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 pages
...came to the river Wcser Wherein all plunged and perished — Save one who, stout as Julius Ciesar, Swam across and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...apples, wondrous ripe, Into a cider-press's gripe — II And a moving away of pickle-tub-boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards, And a drawing... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1882 - 376 pages
...they came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished, Save one, who stout as Julius Ca;sar, Swam across, and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...scraping tripe, And putting apples wondrous ripe Into a cider press's gripe ; And a moving away of pickle-tub boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards,... | |
 | Thomas W. Handford - 1881 - 438 pages
...they came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished, Save one, who stout as Julius Caesar, Swam across, and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...scraping tripe, And putting apples wondrous ripe Into a cider press's gripe ; And a moving away of pickle-tub boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1883 - 308 pages
...came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished — Save one who, stout as Julius Caesar, Swam across and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...home his commentary, Which was, " At the first shrill note of the pipe, I heard a sound as of scraping tripe, And putting apples, wondrous ripe, Into a cider-press's... | |
 | 1884 - 780 pages
...they came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished, Save one, who stout as Julius Ccesar, Swam across, and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...scraping tripe, And putting apples wondrous ripe Into a cider press's gripe ; And a moving away of pickle-tub boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards,... | |
 | James Johonnot - 1885 - 264 pages
...to the river Weser, Wherein all plunged and perished. 17. " Save one, who, stout as Julius Caesar, Swam across, and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...Into a cider-press's gripe ; And a moving away of pickle-tub boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards, And a drawing the corks of train-oil flasks,... | |
 | George Boyle - 1886 - 318 pages
...came to the river Weser, Wherein all plunged and perished — Save one, who, stout as Julius Caesar, Swam across, and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...ripe, Into a cider-press's gripe: And a moving away of pickle tub-boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards And a drawing the corks of train-oil flasks,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1886 - 626 pages
...came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished — Save one who, stout as Julius Cnesar, Swam across and lived to carry (As he the manuscript...commentary, Which was, " At the first shrill notes of the "I heard a sound as of scraping tripe, "And putting apples, wondrous ripe, " Into a cider-press's gripe... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1887 - 424 pages
...came to the river Weser Wherein all plunged and perished ! — Save one who, stout as Julius Caesar, Swam across and lived to carry (As he, the manuscript...moving away of pickle-tub-boards. And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards, And a drawing the corks of train-oil-flasks. And a breaking the hoops of butter-casks... | |
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