 | George Barrell Cheever - Mental illness - 1856 - 360 pages
...got, be verse or not ; — by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did ever you see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ? " I...well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the ' Eeviewer ' should say to be sure, the gentleman's muse wears Methodist shoes, you may know by her... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...say, I suppose, there's nobody knows, whether what I have got, be verse or not; by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before? The thought did occur, to me and to her, as madam and I, did walk and not fly, over the hills and dales,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...say, I suppose, there's nobody knows,*whethcr what I have got, be verse or not ; by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ? The thought did occur, to me and to her, as madam and I, did walk and not fly, over the hills and... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 918 pages
...say, I suppose there's nobody knows, whether what £ hare got, be verse or not ; by the tune or the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you...ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ? I hare writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewers... | |
 | 1860 - 784 pages
...say, I suppose, there's nobody knows whether what 1 have got be verse or not; — by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme, but if it be. did you...before ? I have writ Charity, not for popularity, bin as well as I could, in hopes to do good; and if the Reviewer should say li to be sure the gentleman's... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1860 - 416 pages
...JOHNSON. Wm. Cowper to the Rev. John Newton. July 12, 1781. i have writ charity, not for popularity, bnt as well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewer should aay, " To be sure, the gentleman's mnse wears Methodist shoes, you may know by her pace, and talk of... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...say, I suppose, there's nobody knows, whether what I have got, be verse or not; by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before 1 The thought did occur, to me and to her, as madam and I, did walk and not fly, over the hills and... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...friend."— H Mmott. 17uO-1820.J cowi'ER. 759 what I have got, be verse or not ; by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you ever soe, of late or of yore, such a ditty before? The thought did occur, to me and tc her, as madam and... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - English poetry - 1869 - 306 pages
...say, I suppose, there's nobody knows, whether what I have got, be verse or not ; by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before ? The thought did occur, to me and to her, as madam and I, did walk and not fly, over the hills and... | |
 | American periodicals - 1874 - 870 pages
...say I suppose, there's nobody knows whether what I have got, be verse or not : by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you...ever see, of late or of yore, such a ditty before? The thought did occur to me and to her, as Madam and I, did walk and not fly, over hills and dales,... | |
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My very dear Friend — I am going to send, what when you have read, you may scratch your head, and say, I suppose, there's nobody knows, whether what I have got, be verse or not : by the tune and the time, it ought to be rhyme ; but if it be, did you... 
