 The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. Fast he stealeth on, though he wears...  The New Monthly Belle Assemblée - Page 147Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dickens - 1837 - 712 pages
...call them," said he, 3Ebj? Green. Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That crcepcth o'er ruins old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and coltl. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldeiing... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1837 - 716 pages
...CTjr £b» GrreuOh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepcth o'er ruins old ! Of right choite food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall most be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldeiing dust that... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1838 - 440 pages
...them," said he, THE IVY GREEN. Oh, a dointy plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decay 'd, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldering duct that... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1838 - 294 pages
...call them," said he, THE IVY GREEN. Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er mins old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim : Ana the mouldering dust that... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1838 - 300 pages
...Iv That creepeth o'er ruins ok Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decayed, To pleasure4is dainty whim : Ana the mouldering dust that... | |
 | Vauxhall comic song-book - 1847 - 238 pages
...Jewell. OH, a rare old prig is vun Ikey Green, Though he's getting rayther old, And right queer too, is his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The walla may be granite or whate'er made, Aye, let 'em be ever so grim. He'll try and break through —... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1849 - 746 pages
...them," said he, " THE IVY GREEN. Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decay'd, To pleasure his daim y whim : And the mouldering dust that... | |
 | 1850 - 98 pages
...Dickens.— Music by Henry Russell. OH ! a dainty plant is the ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The walls must be crumbl'd, the stones decay'd, To pleasure his dainty whim ; And the mould'ring dust that years have... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 pages
...THE IVY GREEN. CHARLES DICRENS. OH ! a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old ! Of right choice food are his meals I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The walla must be crumbled, the stones decay'd, To pleasure his dainty whim ; And the mould'ring dust that... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1851 - 742 pages
...them," said he, " THE IVY GREEN. Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green, That crccneih o'er nuns old ! Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled, the stone decay'd, To pleasure his dainty whim : And the mouldering dust that... | |
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