To Rat-land home his commentary: Which was, 'At the first shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a sound as of scraping tripe, And putting apples, wondrous ripe, Into a cider-press's gripe: And a moving away of pickle-tub-boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards,... Once a Week - Page 166edited by - 1872Full view - About this book
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To rat-land home his commentary, Which was: " At the tirst shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a sound as of scraping tripe. And putting apples, wondrous ripe, Into a cider-press's gripe — And a moving away of pickle-tubboanls, And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards.... | |
| American literature - 1865 - 820 pages
...lived to carry (As he, the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home his commentary : Which was, ' At the first shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a sound...scraping tripe, And putting apples, wondrous ripe, Into a cider-press's gripe : And a moving away of pickle-tub boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards,... | |
| 1846 - 534 pages
...lived to carry ( As he the manuscript he cherished ) To Rat-land home his commentary ; Which was, " At the first shrill notes of the pipe, " I heard a...tripe, ' And putting apples, wondrous ripe, ' Into a cider-press's gripe ; ' And a moving away of pickletub-boards, ' And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards,... | |
| Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home his commentary, Which was, " At the first shrill notes of the pipe, " I heard a...tripe, " And putting apples, wondrous ripe, " Into a cider-press's gripe : " And a moving away of pickle-tub-boards, " And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards,... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home his commentary, Which' was, "At the first shrill notes of the pipe, " I heard...tripe, " And putting apples, wondrous ripe, " Into a cider-press's gripe : " And a moving away of picklc-tub-boards, " And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Bat-land home his commentary, Which was, " At the first shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a sound...boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards, 28 And a drawing the corks of train oil flasks, And a breaking the hoops of butter casks ; And it seemed... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home, his commentary, Which was, " At the first shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a sound...Into a cider -press's gripe : And a moving away of pickle-tub-boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards, And a drawing the corks of train oil-flasks,... | |
| Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 pages
...and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home his commentary, Which was, 'At the first shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a...of conserve cupboards, And a drawing the corks of train-oil-flasks, And a breaking the hoops of butter casks ; And it seemed as if a voice (Sweeter far... | |
| George Lillie Craik - English language - 1862 - 578 pages
...and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Bat-land home his commentary, Which was, " At the first shrill notes of the pipe, " I heard a...tripe, " And putting apples, wondrous ripe, " Into a cider-press's gripe : " And a moving away of pickle-tub boards, " And a leaving ajar of conserve-cupboards,... | |
| Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1863 - 386 pages
...and lived to carry (As he the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home his commentary, Which was, ' At the first shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a sound...wondrous ripe Into a cider press's gripe ; And a moving anvay of pickle-tub boards, And a leaving ajar of conserve cupboards, And a drawing the corks of train-oil-flasks,... | |
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