 And licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats.  Routledge's Every Boy's Annual - Page 5021882Full view - About this book
 | 1871 - 878 pages
...again, there is Browning's "Pied Piper of Hamelin," a rare old story rarely versified : — " Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit...cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the oook'a own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even... | |
 | 1865 - 820 pages
...ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. "Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own tables ; Split open the kegs... | |
 | 1849 - 614 pages
...»RaU! They fought the doge, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in tbe cradles, And ate the cheese out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles. Split open the kegs of the enltetl sprats, Mnde neste iuside men's Sunday hate, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning... | |
 | 1849 - 590 pages
...shade), and— * TKey fought the dogs and killed the rut'., And bit the babies In the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladle*) ; Split open tbe kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. H Eats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs... | |
 | 1852 - 302 pages
...Browning's' diablerie and humor. The following is a good specimen of its style and versification:— "RATs. " They fought the dogs, and killed the cats. And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the Tats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Splil open the kegs... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin was a pity. Eats! II. They fought tho dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles. Split open tho kegs... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 794 pages
...Hamelin. They really must have had a hard time with them, if Mr. Browning's description is true : Ratal They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And lieked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...ditty, Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, Anil licked the soup from, the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...ditty, -Almost five hundred years ago, To see the townsfolk suffer so From vermin, was a pity. Bats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles ; Split open the kegs... | |
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