 The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes, to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and others there, Like...  Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge - Page 341836Full view - About this book
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1904 - 896 pages
...and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others therei Like men almost distracted. Some fire cried, which...had quaked; And girls and boys, with hideous noise. I !.m through the streets half naked. Sir William he, snug as a flea, Lay all this time a snoring;... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - Wit and humor - 1905 - 316 pages
...spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there,...boys, with hideous noise, Ran through the streets half-naked. Sir William he, snug as a flea, Lay all this time a-snoring, Nor dreamed of harm as he... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1905 - 518 pages
...spread the newt, And ran till ont of breath, sir. Now np and down, throughout tbe town, Most frantic scenes were acted : And some ran here, and others...said the earth had quaked ; And girls and boys, with hldeons not». Ran through the streets half naked. William» be, snug as a flea, all tbls time a snoring;... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - History - 1906 - 514 pages
...spread the new». And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and others...almost distracted. Some "Fire!" cried, which some denled, Knt said the earth had quaked ; And Rlrls and boys, with hideous noise, Han through the streets... | |
 | 1902 - 438 pages
...scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there, l 4 ike men almost distracted. Some fire cry'd, which some denied, But said the earth had quaked; And girls and boys, with hideous noise, Ran thro' the streets half naked. Sir William he, snug as a flea, Lay all this time a snoring, Nor dreamed... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1907 - 374 pages
...spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there,...boys, with hideous noise, Ran through the streets half-naked. Sir William he, snug as a flea, Lay all this time a-snoring, Nor dreamed of harm as he... | |
 | Julian Hawthorne - Literature - 1908 - 430 pages
...spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cry'd, which some denied, But said the earth had quaked ; And girls and boys, with hideous noise, Ran... | |
 | Burton Egbert Stevenson - Poetry - 1908 - 746 pages
...spread the news, And ran 'til out of breath, Sir. Now up and down, throughout the town Most frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire cry'd, which some deny'd, But said the earth had quaked; And girls and boys, with hideous noise, Ran... | |
 | William B. Cairns - American literature - 1909 - 520 pages
...scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. ^ Some fire cry'd, which some denied, But said the earth had quaked;...hideous noise, Ran through the streets half naked. gj r \Villiam he, snug as a flea, Lay all this time a snoring, Nor dreamed of harm as he lay warm,... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - American poetry - 1912 - 702 pages
...sir, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, Now up and down throughout the town «5 Most frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here and others there,...which some denied, But said the earth had quaked; 30 And girls and boys, with hideous noise, Ran through the streets half naked. Sir William, he, snug... | |
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