 green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle flame where salt is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe had uttered, You heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling  Child Life: A Collection of Poems - Page 124edited by - 1871 - 263 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1873 - 586 pages
...sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle flame when salt is sprinkled; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the...grumbling; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling. Great rats, small ruts, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...In his quiet pipe the while ; Then, like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled Like a candle...is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the muttering grew to a grumbling; And the grumbling... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...brai n bewilders, " If I can rid your town of rats " Will you give me a thousand guilders ?" And grccu and blue his sharp eyes twinkled Like a candle flame...is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; Aud the grumbling... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1859 - 838 pages
...adept, To Mow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, Ада green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, I.:k._- я candle flame where salt is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; An.I the grumbling... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...In his quiet pipe the while; Then like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle...is sprinkled; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the muttering grew to a grumbling; And the grumbling... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...In his quiet pipe the while; Then, like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled Like a candle...is sprinkled; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the muttering grew to a grumbling; And the grumbling... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 pages
...In his quiet pipe the while ; Then like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle...grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the houses the rats came tumblingGreat rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats. Garland... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 pages
...sharp eyes twinkled Like a candle-flame where salt is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the...grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling? Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1863 - 390 pages
...In his quiet pipe the while ; Then like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle...grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling — Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats,... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...sharp eyes twinkled Like a candle-flame where salt is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if an army muttered; And the...grumbling; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling ; And out of the houses the rats came tumbling. Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown... | |
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