 Body of turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop like a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part, Skipper Ireson stood in the cart. Scores of women, old and young, Strong of muscle, and glib of tongue, Pushed and pulled up the rocky lane, Shouting...  The Book of Humorous Verse - Page 6881920 - 962 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Humanities - 1893 - 482 pages
...other hand, has much of the true ballad quality : " Body of turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop like a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part,...rocky lane, Shouting and singing the shrill refrain: ' Here 's Flnd Oirson, fur his horrd horrt, Torr'd an' futherr'd an' corr'd in a corrt By the women... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Readers - 1859 - 356 pages
...turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop, like a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part, Captain Ireson stood in the cart. Scores of women, old and...and pulled up the rocky lane, Shouting and singing in shrill refrain : ." Here 's Flud Oirson, for his horrd horrt, Torr'd an' futhered, an' Oorr'd in... | |
 | Literature - 1861 - 674 pages
...in i p like и rained-on fowl, 1 milled in every part, n stood in the cart. lien, old and young, : and glib of tongue, Pushed and pulled up the rocky lane, Shouting and singing this «brill refrain : ' Ilcrc'e Find Oirson, fur his horrd horrt, Torr'd nn' faiherr'il nn'oorr'd... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1867 - 432 pages
...and carried in a cart By the women of Marblehead ! Body of turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop liked a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part,...rocky lane, Shouting and singing the shrill refrain : Wrinkled scolds with hands on hips, Girls in bloom of cheek and lips, Wild-eyed, free-limbed, such... | |
 | John Swett - Elocution - 1867 - 252 pages
...and carried in a cart By the women of Marblehead I Body of turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop like a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part,...horrd horrt, Torr'd an' futherr'd an' corr'd in a eorrt By the women o' M orble'ead I " Wrinkled scolds with hands on hips, Girls iu bloom of cheek and... | |
 | John Swett - Elocution - 1868 - 246 pages
...and carried in a cart By the women of llarblehead! Body of turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop like a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part,...shrill refrain: " Here's Flud Oirson, fur his horrd liorrt, Torr'd an' futherr'd an' corr'd in a corrt By the women o' Morble'ead !" Wrinkled scolds with... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1868 - 430 pages
...and carried in a cart By the women of Marblehead ! Body of turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop liked a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part,...rocky lane, Shouting and singing the shrill refrain : Wrinkled scolds with hands on hips, Girls in bloom of cheek and lips, Wild-eyed, free-limbed, such... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - Elocution - 1808 - 596 pages
...turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop, like a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part, Captain Ireson stood in the cart. Scores of women, old and...and pulled up the rocky lane, Shouting and singing in shrill refrain : " Here's Flud Oirson, for his horrd horn, Torr'd an' futhered, an' corr'd in a... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1870 - 106 pages
...and carried in a cart By the women of Marblehead ! Body of turkey, head of owl, Wings a-droop like a rained-on fowl, Feathered and ruffled in every part,...rocky lane, Shouting and singing the shrill refrain : " Here 's Flud Oirson, fur his horrd horrt, Torr'd an' futherr'd an" corr'd in a corrt By the women... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1870 - 92 pages
...and hat, and cane, And cracked with curses the hoarse refrain : " Here 's Find Oirson, fur his horrcl horrt, Torr'd an' futherr'd an' corr'd in a corrt By the women o' Morble'ead ! " Sweetly along the Salem road Bloom of orchard and lilac showed. Little the wicked skipper knew... | |
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