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" While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning home at night, you'll find the sink Strike your offended sense with double stink. "
The British Essayists - Page 106
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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Jonathan Swift - 1713 - 436 pages
...Prognofticks) when to dread a Show'r : While Rain depends, the penfivc Cat gives o'er Her Frolicks, and purfues her Tail no more. Returning home at Night, you'll find the Sink Strike your offended Senfe with double Stink. If you be wife, then go not far to Dine, You'll fpend in Coach-hire more than...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 4

1728 - 340 pages
...to dread a Show'r : • • While Ram defends, the fenfive Cat gives o'er; Her Frolicks, andfurfues her Tail no more. Returning Home at Night, you'll find the Sink • Strike yo.nr of ended Senfe with double S;;»*. If you bt wife, then go not far to dine, 3~ott'U fpend tn...
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Miscellanies. In Four Volumes, Volume 4

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 pages
...Prognofticks) when to dread a Show'r. While Rain depends, the penfive Cat gives o'er Her Frolicks, and purfues her Tail no more. Returning Home at Night, you'll find the Sink Strike your offended Senfe with double Stink. If you be wife, then go not far to dine, You'll fpcnd in Coach-hire more than...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

1787 - 446 pages
...may foretel the hour (By sure prognostics) when to dread a show'r. While rain depends the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more....double stink. If you be wise then go not far to dine j You'll spend in coach-hire more than save in wine. A coming show'r your shooting corns presage, Old...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 7

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 pages
...pensive cat gives o'er Her frolicks, and pursues her tail no more. Returning home at night, you 'll find the sink Strike your offended sense with double stink. If you be wise, then go not far to dine ; You 'll spend in coach-hire more than save in wine* A coming shower your shooting corns presage,...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 5

British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...forttel the hour (By suie prognostics) when Co dread a Shower ; 'While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more....be wise, then go not far to dine, You'll spend in cuach-hire more than save in wine. A coming Shower your shooting corns presage, O!d aches will throb,...
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Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, Volume 2

Robert Southey - 1807 - 472 pages
...prognostlcks) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolicks, and pursues her tail no more. Returning home at night,...with double stink. If you be wise, then go not far to dirte , You'll spend in coach-hire more than save in wine. A coming shower your shooting corns presage,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 16

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 pages
...foretel the hour, (By sure prognostics) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more....sink Strike your offended sense with double stink. If sage, which ascertains a story related of Steele, by Dr. Johnson, on the authority of Savage. • "...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 11

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 pages
...may fortel the hour (By sure prognostics) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more, Returning home at night, you '11 find the sink Strike your offended sense with double stink. If you be wise, then go not far...
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Poems, by Somerville, Pattison, Savage, Broome, and Swift, Issues 80-81

William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...and pursues her tail no more. Returning home at night, you '11 find the sink strike your offending sense .with double stink. If you be wise, then go not far tp dine ; you 'II spend in coach-hire more than save in wine. A coming shower your shooting corns presage,...
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