| Collection - 1758 - 358 pągines
...For, if they always ferve you thus, " You'll find 'em but of little ufe." So high at laft the couteft rofe, From words they almoft came to blows : When...ceafe your pother" The creature's neither one nor t'other. " I caught the animal laft night, " And view'd it o'er by candle-light ; " I mark'd it well^-'twas... | |
| Collection - 1765 - 416 pągines
...blows ; When luckily came by a third — To him the queftion they refer'd ; And beg'd he'd tell 'em, jf he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. ** Sirs,...other. ** I caught the animal laft night, " And view'd it o'er by candle-light : " I marked it well — 'twas black as jet — " You ftare — but Sirs, I've... | |
| Collection - 1766 - 354 pągines
...they almoft came to blows : When luckily came by a third — To him the queftion they referr'd ; And And beg'd he'd tell 'em, if he knew, Whether the thing...creature's neither one nor t' other. " I caught the animal lift night, " And view'd it o'er by candle-light : " I mark'd it well — 'twas black as jet— " You... | |
| Thomas Percival - 1781 - 330 pągines
...almoft came to blows ; When luckily came by a third— To him the queftion they referr'd; And begg'd he'd tell 'em, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. " Sirs," cries the umpire, " ccafe your pother— " The creature's neither one nor t'other. " I caught the animal laft night,... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pągines
...almoft came to blows : When luckily came by a third ; To him the queftion they referr'd ; And begg'd he'd tell 'em, if he knew, Whether the thing was green...ceafe your pother— " The creature's neither one nor t'other. " I caught the animal laft night, " And view'4 it o'er by candle-light : " I mark'd it well... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 pągines
...blows ; When luckily came by a third : To him the queftion they referr'd ; And begg'd he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue. "...your pother, • The creature's — neither one nor t'other. I caught the animal laft night, And view'd it o'er by candle-light : I hiark'd ft well —... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pągines
...blowi : When luckily came by a third— To him the queftion they referr'd ; And begg'd he'd tell them, if he knew, Whether the thing was green or blue ?...ceafe your pother, ' The creature's neither one nor t'other : ' I caught the animal laft night, ' And view 'd it o'er by candle-light : ' I mark'd it well... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pągines
...almoft came to blows : When luckily came by a third — To him the qucftion they re ferr'd ; And bcgg'd " ceafc your pother, • The creature's neither one nor t other : • I caught the animal laft night,... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 pągines
...almoft came to blows ; When luckily came by a third — To him the queftion they referr'd, And beg he'd tell 'em if he knew, Whether the thing was green...ceafe your pother-— " The creature's neither one nor t'other. " I caught the animal laft night, " And view'd it o'er by candle light : " I mark'd it well... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pągines
...to blows: When luckily cume by a third — To him the queftion they referr'd ; And begg'd he 'd te!l 'em, if he knew Whether the thing was green or blue. " Sirs," cries the umpire, " ceafe your pnther, ' The creature 's neither one nor t' other ; ' I caught the animal laft night, ' And view'd... | |
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