 | Saturday night - 1824
...of Dean Swift, in l.is invective against Wood. It furnishes us too with a charm to avert the omen. f A wood Worm, That lies in old wood, like, a hare in...will scratch, . And chambermaids christen this worm a Death Watch ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick ; Because, like a watch, it always «ie»... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 414 pages
...would appear, by the old song of " A cobbler there was, and he lived in a stall," runs thus : " A wood worm That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form, With teeth or with claws, it will bile, it will scratch; And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch; Because, like a watch, it... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832
...the shafts of satire, as well as furnished a charm to avert the omen, as follows : " A wood-worm, That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form, With...will scratch ; And chambermaids christen this worm a Death- Watch, Because, like a watch, it always cries click ; Then wo be to those in the house who are... | |
 | William Hone - 1832
...which contains an effectual charm against the omen : A wood worm, That lies in old wood, like я hare in her form. With teeth or with claws, it will...will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm ж death watch : Because like a watch it always cries click : Then woe be to those in the house who... | |
 | History - 1832
...buildings, and the shops not particu- thus: he lived in a stall," runs .136 397 * A wood worm Tbat 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 deathwatch ; Because, like a watch, it always... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 856 pages
...be ill contrasted with the following witty one by Swift, which contains an effectual charm against the omen : A wood worm. That lies in old wood, like a bar? in her form, With teeth or with claws, It will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen... | |
 | James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - Nature - 1835
...grandmothers." This vulgar error no doubt gave rise to the following lines of Swift : " A woodworm That lies in old wood, like a hare in her form, With teeth or with claw, it will bite or will scratch ; And chamber-maids christen this worm a death-watch Because,... | |
 | William Hone - Reference - 1841
...be ill contrasted with the following witty one by Swift, which contains an effectual charm against the omen : - A wood worm, That lies in old wood,...form. With teeth or with claws, it will bite or will cratch. And chambermaids christen this worm a death watch : Became like a watcL it always cries... | |
 | John Brand - 1842
...following fanciful and witty one of Dean Swilt, in his invective against wood. It furnishes us, too, with a charm to avert the omen; " A Wood Worm That...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... | |
 | John Brand, Sir Henry Ellis - Social Science - 1842
...following fanciful and witty one of Dean Swift, in his invective against wood. It furnishes us, too, with a charm to avert the omen : " A Wood Worm That...hare in her form, With teeth or with claws it will hite, or will scratch, And chamhermaids christen this Worm a Death-Watch: Because, like a watch, it... | |
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That lies in old wood like a hare in her form; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a death watch ; Because like a watch it always cries click; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For,... 
