| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...came, would surely Send her eggs to pot, Kather prematurely. Singing through the forests, Battling over ridges ; Shooting under arches, Rumbling over...— Bless me! this is pleasant, Riding on the rail ! THE FAM1L T MAX. I ONCE was a jolly young beau. And knew how to pick up a fan, But I've done with... | |
| Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1847 - 672 pages
...tiresome talking, Noises of tlie Ciirs Arc so very shocking! Singing through the forests, Kiillluit: over ridges, Shooting under arches, Rumbling over...mountains, Buzzing o'er the vale — Bless me ! — this ia pleasant, Riding on a rail ! jo WB heard an incident mentioned the other day, by a distinguished... | |
| 1848 - 812 pages
...cars. The first verse is as follows: "Sinfín!; throuçh the forests, Raining ovrr ridges, Sliootiojî under arches, Rumbling over bridges; Whizzing through the mountains,' Buzzing o'er the vale — Bless rue ! — this is pleasant, Riding on a rail! " The Edilur of this magazine, Lt:wi« GATLOR j Ct-лпк,... | |
| John Godfrey Saxe - 1850 - 160 pages
...RHYME OF THE RAIL. SINGING through the forests, Battling over ridges, Shooting under arches, Humbling over bridges, Whizzing through the mountains, Buzzing o'er the vale, — Bless me ! this is pleasant, Eiding on the Rail! Men of different " stations," In the eye of Fame, Here are very quickly Coming... | |
| John Godfrey Saxe - 1852 - 200 pages
...; Feeling that a smash, If it came, would surely Send her eggs to pot Rather prematurely ! Singing through the forests, Rattling over ridges, Shooting...; Bless me ! this is pleasant, Riding on the Rail ! ^RAPE')OF THE LOCK. RAPE 10F THE LOCK ; OB, CAPTAIN JONES'S MISADVENTURE. I. To follow the line of... | |
| Lewis Gaylord Clark - 1852 - 350 pages
...upon parody. The reader will observe how completely the measure chimes with rail-road motion : SINGING through the forests, Rattling over ridges, Shooting...vale — Bless me ! — this is pleasant, Riding on a rail I Men of different 'stations' In the eye of Fame, Here are very quickly Coming to the same /... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...printed in the Knickerbocker Magazine, commencing — Singing through the forests, Rattling over ridirei, Shooting under arches, Rumbling over bridges ; Whizzing through the mountains, Buzzing o'er the vnle — Blt'xs me ! this if pleasant, Hiding on a rail ! The whole composition is an echo and reflection... | |
| Lewis Gaylord Clark - 1852 - 388 pages
...very shocking I Singing through the forests, Battling over ridges, Shooting under arches, Bumbling over bridges : Whizzing through the mountains, Buzzing o'er the vale — Bless me I — this is pleasant, Biding on a rail ! THE well-known anecdote of * JARVIS and the melancholy Frenchman'... | |
| John Godfrey Saxe - 1853 - 200 pages
...basket; Feeling that a smash, If it came, would surely Send her eggs to pot Rather prematurely! Singing through the forests, Rattling over ridges, Shooting...; Bless me ! this is pleasant, Riding on the Rail! RAPE OF THE LOCK. RAPE OF THE LOCK ; 0** CAPTAIN JONES'S MISADVENTUKE. I. To follow the line of Captain... | |
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