 And licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats....  Elson Grammar School Reader: Book one-[four] - Page 41by William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1910Full view - About this book
 | 1849 - 564 pages
...the vatu, And licked the soup from tho cook's own ladles ; Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Mndc nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats." Rats, that— in the opinions of wise men— are (o the Church... | |
 | 1871 - 878 pages
...in the cradles, And eat the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the oook'a own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking nfifty different sharps and flats." There is vast difference between the three writers ; the courtly... | |
 | 1865 - 820 pages
...the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own tables ; Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. " At last the people in a body To the town-hall came flocking... | |
 | 1849 - 590 pages
...And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladle*) ; Split open tbe kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats." K.ifs. that— in the opinions of wise men — are to the Church... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. At last the people in a body To the Town Hall came flocking: "... | |
 | 1852 - 302 pages
...cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the Tats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Splil open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside...men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats liy drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In .fifty different sharps and flats." "Meeting... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...from the cook's own ladles. Split open tho kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hata, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. III. At last the people in a body To the Town Hall came flocking... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 794 pages
...in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And lieked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. "The Aldermen being threatened with mobs if they did not relieve... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles ; Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. * 'Tis dear," cried they, " our mayor's a noddy ; And as for our... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, Anil licked the soup from, the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside...drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. At last the people in a body To the Town-hall came flocking :... | |
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