 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1897 - 876 pages
...nonsense verses, which I must copy. They have a fatal fascination for me. There was a young wife of Antigua, Who said to her spouse, ' What a pig you are ! ' He snid, ' 0, my queen ! Is it manners you mean, Or do you refer to my fig-u-re ? ' There was a young... | |
 | Sports - 1899 - 950 pages
...fingerlings in numbers sufficient to stock the entire state. SHE CALLED HIM DOWN. There was a young wife of Antigua. Who said to her spouse " what a pig you are." He replied, " Oh sweet one, do you speak of ' my gun, Or do you refer to my figuare? " TO "COQUINA," THE GAME Hoe's... | |
 | Book collecting - 1902 - 680 pages
...the cost Of what he had lost, Said, "I really can't tell, for I rent 'em!" II. A lady there was of Antigua, Who said to her spouse, "What a pig you are!" He answered, "My queen, Is it manners you mean, Or do you refer to my figure?" III. There were three young... | |
 | Limericks - 1906 - 168 pages
...halls I walked With twins that squawked, And maybe my feet weren't cold. There was a young wife of Antigua, Who said to her spouse, "What a pig you are!" He said, "Oh, my queen! Is it manners you mean, Or do you refer to my fig-ua?" There was a young person... | |
 | Harold Workman Williams - American wit and humor - 1916 - 516 pages
...— "It's saying 'No, thank you,' when you want to holler 'Gimme !' " — Judge. A Lady there was of Antigua, Who said to her spouse, "What a pig you are !" He answered, "My queen, Is it manners you mean, Or do you refer to my figure?" — Gilbert K. Chesterton.... | |
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A lady there was of Antigua, Who said to her spouse, " What a pig you are! " He answered, " My queen, Is it manners you mean, Or do you refer to my figuah? 