#English
The earth has armies plenty, And semi-warlike bands, I dare say there are twenty In European lands; But, oh! in no direction
MACPHAIRSON CLONGLO… Was the son of an elderly labourin… You’ve guessed him a Scotchman, s… And p’r’aps altogether, shrewd rea… From the bonnie blue Forth to the…
No nobler captain ever trod Than CAPTAIN PARKLEBURY… So good– so wise– so brave, he! But still, as all his friends woul… He had one folly– one alone –
’Twas on the shores that round our… From Deal to Ramsgate span, That I found alone on a piece of… An elderly naval man. His hair was weedy, his beard was…
DRAMATIS PERSONAE THE LEARNED JUDGE THE PLAINTIFF THE DEFENDANT COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTI…
Were I thy bride, Then the whole world beside Were not too wide To hold my wealth of love - Were I thy bride!
(To be sung to the Air of “An 'O… Oh list to this incredible tale Of THOMSON GREEN and H… Its truth in one remark you’ll sum… “Twaddle twaddle twaddle twaddle t…
[THE DUKE.] Small titles and orders For Mayors and Recorders I get - and they’re highly delight… M.P.s baronetted,
[HE.] I know a youth who loves a… (Hey, but his face is a sight for… Silent is he, for he’s modest and… (Hey, but he’s timid as a youth ca… [SHE.] I know a maid who loves…
I’m old, my dears, and shrivelled… My eyes are gone, and my teeth hav… For terrible sights I’ve seen, an… I’m nearly seventy now, and my wor… Ah! I’ve been young in my time,…
When first my old, old love I kne… My bosom welled with joy; My riches at her feet I threw; I was a love-sick boy! No terms seemed too extravagant
OH! listen to the tale of little… She kept a small post-office in th… She loved a skilled mechanic, who… A gentle executioner whose name wa… I think I hear you say, “A dreadf…
A monarch is pestered with cares, Though, no doubt, he can often tre… But one comes in a shape he can ne… The implacable National Anthem! Though for quiet and rest he may y…
When maiden loves, she sits and si… She wanders to and fro; Unbidden tear-drops fill her eyes, And to all questions she replies, With a sad heigho!
I’ve wisdom from the East and fro… That’s subject to no academic rule… You may find it in the jeering of… Or distill it from the folly of a… I can teach you with a quip, if I…