Tales from Boccaccio [rewritten in Verse by Thomas Powell], with Modern Illustrations: and Other PoemsLondon, 1846 - 261 Seiten |
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... To be the buyer , when the duty paid is ! " An old divine once said— ( and not in fun he ) , " That matrimony is a matter of money . " LIV . And swore moreover that the " Surrogate " CANTO I. ] 337 THE ABBOT OF FLORENCE .
... To be the buyer , when the duty paid is ! " An old divine once said— ( and not in fun he ) , " That matrimony is a matter of money . " LIV . And swore moreover that the " Surrogate " CANTO I. ] 337 THE ABBOT OF FLORENCE .
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Giovanni Boccaccio. LIV . And swore moreover that the " Surrogate " Was Greek for " Sorrowgate ; " that woman meant " Man's woe " -and was for fools the natural state ; They go to wedlock's mousetrap quite content ; For my own part , I ...
Giovanni Boccaccio. LIV . And swore moreover that the " Surrogate " Was Greek for " Sorrowgate ; " that woman meant " Man's woe " -and was for fools the natural state ; They go to wedlock's mousetrap quite content ; For my own part , I ...
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... swore the same , While t'other third declared the tail was stone , And therefore had no legal right to claim The privilege of waggish flesh and bone ; Proving , moreover , that such tails were tame , Perhaps the very tamest ever known ...
... swore the same , While t'other third declared the tail was stone , And therefore had no legal right to claim The privilege of waggish flesh and bone ; Proving , moreover , that such tails were tame , Perhaps the very tamest ever known ...
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... swore it was a holy deed , And that her conscience never would repent ! But added , if it came to that conclusion , He'd ease her with a little absolution ! LXIV . Then on her queenly brow he stampt a 42 [ CANTO I. THE ABBOT OF FLORENCE .
... swore it was a holy deed , And that her conscience never would repent ! But added , if it came to that conclusion , He'd ease her with a little absolution ! LXIV . Then on her queenly brow he stampt a 42 [ CANTO I. THE ABBOT OF FLORENCE .
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... swore , " You mean our Victor Nogo ! " said Tom Moore ! V. We left Ferando lying down as dead , The monks around him looking much amazed ; One rubbed his hand , another rubbed his head , Another swore his eyes were dim and glazed ...
... swore , " You mean our Victor Nogo ! " said Tom Moore ! V. We left Ferando lying down as dead , The monks around him looking much amazed ; One rubbed his hand , another rubbed his head , Another swore his eyes were dim and glazed ...
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