...Swift's description of the death-watch, with his infallible method of breaking the spell. it — He calls A wood-worm, That lies in old wood like a hare in her form : With teeih or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a deathwatch...

...ticking sounds, is doubtful. The following are his lines : — " A wood-worm That lies in old wood, liko a hare in her form, With teeth or with claws it will bito, or will scratch. And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch ; Because, liko a watch, it...

...of death." Swift endeavoured to perform this useful task by means of ridicule, thus: " A wood worm That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form, With teeth or with claws it will bite it will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch ; Because, like a watch, it always...

...Vulgar Errors, b. ii. e. 7. Swift endeavoured to perform this useful task by means of ridicule, thus : "A wood-worm That lies in old wood, like a hare in...watch it always cries click : Then woe be to those in the house that are sick ! For, sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost If the maggot cries click...

...was reproduced. Swift has prescribed this destructive remedy by way of ridicule : — " A Wood- worm That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form : With teeth or with clawa it will bite, or will scratch ; And chambermaids christen this worm a Death-watch; Because like...

...in his invective against wood. It f'lruishes us, too, with a charm to avert the omen : " A wood worm That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form, With teeth or with claws it will hite, or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch : Because, like a watch, it...

...been affirmed to " click the hour of death." Swift thus ridicules the superstition : " A wood- worm that lies in old wood, like a hare in her form, With teeth or with claws it will bite, it will scratch, And chamber-maids christen this worm a death- watch ; Because, like a watch, it will...

...wood- worm that lies in old wood, like a hare in her form, With teeth or with claws it will bite, it will scratch, And chamber-maids christen this worm a death-watch ; Because, like a watch, it will always cry, click, And woe be to those in the house that are sick ! For sure as a gun they will...

...is heard. Thus sings the muse of the witty Dean of St. Patrick on this subject : — " A wood worm That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form: With teeth or with jlaws, it will bite or will scratch. And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch ; Because like...

...witty Dean Swift has left us the following amusing charm to avert the fatal omen : — ' ' A wood worm That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form ; With...watch, it always cries click : Then woe be to those in the house who are sick ; For as sure as a gun they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click...